Writing about William Wordsworth Question1 ‘William Wordsworth writes poems of great depth and beauty in a very accessible way.’
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Discuss this statement with reference to or quotation from the poems on your course. Paragraph Poem 1
Great depth ‘It is a
Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free’
2
‘She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways’
3
‘Composed upon
Westminster Bridge,
September 3, 1802’
4 ‘The
Solitary Reaper’
„„Beauty of nature
„„Children’s innate spirituality
„„Omnipresence of God
„„Profound pain of loss and how much one death can mean to someone
„„The hardship of some lives
„„Profound meditation on the transformative power of nature, even upon an urban landscape
„„Like a
landscape drenched in colour, a kind of written postcard of London
„„The impact of song and melody on us
„„The way a moment of beauty can last a lifetime
„„How the extraordinary co-exists with the ordinary
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‘Tintern Abbey’
„„Penetrating reflection on his life thus far
„„Rustic, pastoral images are like rural landscapes
„„His love for his sister is beautiful
„ „Although a substantial poem, it is still written in the common language of people
„„Vivid imagery of the young woman singing her sad song
Beauty
„„Stunning images of seascape in Calais
„ „Comparison of Lucy to a violet and a lone star
Accessible
„„Simple sonnet form
„„Straightforward language
„„Language is simple and easy to comprehend yet very
