The Romantic Period (1789-1850)The Romantic Period started during the late 18th century it started with the hope of individual freedom.. Unlike the periods name it has nothing to do with romance and love, its name has different meaning. This period changed the way people look at the world. The romantic period happened during the french revolution, it made others think about life. Romantic thinkers began to change traditional values and began to focus on nature and the power of the human mind. Also during this time period the Industrial Revolution began. The Romantic Period included books that show how science can change nature in a negative way. Romanticism brought a new way of thinking to the world, and challenged the traditional morals that once were valued for a long time.
Video Source: Literature Launchers. "The Triumph of Romanticism." DVD. Glencoe 2012. |
The Victorian Period (1850-1900)The Victorian Age marked the 64 year of Queen Victoria's reign. Victoria was thought and known as the mother of Great Britain. This age brought technological advances and social advances as well as supporting in the industrial revolution in England. Great Britain. One technological advance that had a significant impact on technology was steam technology. This showed the way for railroads, and made traveling much more affordable for ordinary people. Authors wrote how new technology, such as railroads was changing the world. During the Victorian age the emergence of realism came about. Naturalist writers had a view of life's randomness. Many of the problems and solutions people had during the Victorian age are still with us today. In many ways the Victorian age molded the modern world of today.
Video Source: Literature Launchers. "The Victorian Age." DVD. Glencoe 2012. |
A 19th Century Poem By: WIlliam Wordsworth
Can You Spot the Fake Stanza?There were some rhetorical devices listed in the annotation exercise (above) that I could not find in this poem, so I added them in my own stanza. These include allusion, symbolism, and paradox.
Without looking at the original poem, can you guess which Stanza is mine? |
Daffodils
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Analyzing a Poem Through Essay Imitation
Template by: E. Everett
An Analysis of William Wordworth’s “Daffodils” Poems in English literature, particularly those from the Romantic Age, contain a variety of heavily-used rhetorical devices in order to convey the meaning intended by the author. In Wordsworth's “Daffodils,” for instance, the reader finds a number of devices that aid in conveying the tone and, ultimately, the theme of this poem. Concepts such as nature, memory, beauty and happiness pervade the poem in the poet’s attempt to convey the theme that the memory of natures beauty can bring happiness. To begin to understand a poem, one must deal with the basics. These involve knowing general information about the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, and subject. The speaker of “Daffodils” reveals himself (or herself) to be a man “Wandering as a lonely cloud” looking at a host of daffodils. The occasion is Spring maybe summer, and the time is morning. The speaker’s audience does not seem to be anyone in particular and his/her purpose involves depicting a scene. The host of dancing daffodils, “fluttering and dancing in the breeze” acts as the subject of the poem. To paraphrase the events of the poem, one might say that an observer was once taking a walk when he noticed a field of daffodils the sight was something he never forgot, when he is feeling down or sad he thinks back to the field daffodils and it brings him happiness again. In terms of tone, the poem begins with a curious or pleased mood or atmosphere but ends up positive and thankful. Some diction that suggests this involves the speaker first using the words “Wanderd,” “lonely,” “fluttering,” and “twinkle,” but then later in the poem by employing words like “glee,” “gay,” “pleasure,” “bliss,” and pensive, the speaker reveals a more positive tone by the end. This suggests that the sight the speaker has seen has made him feel more appreciative of nature and it has made him feel happy when he thinks back on this memory. The speaker’s attitude also becomes apparent in the poem. The speaker’s tone first reveals a solitude attitude with the use of the word “lonely,” but his/her attitude becomes positive with the use of diction like “glee” and “gay.” The three most significant rhetorical devices that the poet uses to convey the theme in the poem involve the use of onomatopoeia, personification, and hyperbole. The poet uses onomatopoeia to help the reader get a sense of the vibrant reaction he feels with words and phrases like “twinkle” and “fluttering.” S/he also uses personification as a way of giving human qualities to nature, specifically with phrases like “dancing in the breeze,” “tossing their heads” and “the waves beside them danced;” Finally, the poet uses hyperbole to give deeper meaning to the poem by showing how the daffodils made a big impact on his life. Thus, the devices used by the author give the reader the idea that the memory of nature can bring happiness to someone. Essentially, this poem is about remembering how nature is important and to appreciate it more. To create this meaning, the author uses numerous devices of rhetoric and the effects of tone to create an atmosphere that changes from lonely to appreciative. As a result, we can see how the use of rhetorical devices and tone give meaning to poetry and other forms of literature. |
Daffodils
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My Original Poem
Mountians
By; Rhonda S.
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Mountains
Staring out to the mountains i could think clear, I listened to the wind howling from near. Just as i heard the familiar voice a million miles away. I awoke like a mother cat protecting her young. Looking out the window i saw the grassy green plains. Watching the rain fall from the pane. I couldn't help but think what it was, The voice i heard before i woke up. Gazing at the ceiling thinking at my own pace Realization slapped me in the face. It has been three years since it happened The dream i had was a memory. Stories you told me are just memories now. Remembering the scenes you would show You would tell how the air was so clean And how the mountains were blue. Even though it has been three years Your memories are with me here. Although we miss you so much The mountains you left never went away.. |