William Wordsworth Group
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knotta
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College - Sophomore
What was it that made William Wordsworth stand out among other Romantic poets?
A lot of Romanticism was about getting back to nature and reaction to Industrial revolutions. What about Wordsworth's character or writing style made him different or extraordinary from poets of his time?
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whitak29 Teacher
Middle SchoolPosted by whitak29 on Sunday May 10, 2009 at 9:15 AMWilliam Wordsworth opened up the possibility that poetry should be spontaneously written, from the heart and soul of the poet, rather than being written to fit into traditional form, and judged accordingly. Wordsworth wrote about the ways that nature touched him, and how this opened him up to a bigger picture of how humans learn from themselves. If people allow themselves to be one with nature, they can experience, and learn, so much more from themselves. Wordsworth stated, "The Child is father of the Man," much in the same way that present day poet Bob Dylan states, "I was so much older than, I'm younger then that now" (emphasis mine). Both men served as spokespersons for their generations, opening up the possibilities of adaptability in the forms of their work, and the importance of allowing oneself to completely let go, during moments of creation.
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