Romanticism Analysis

To a Mouse- Robert Burns (Handout) Let liveliness run its course The poem de no(prenominal)s the narrator of the poem is plugging his field when he cuts through and through a mouse nest. The poet shows regret and apologizes to the mouse before he goes on a tangent which reveals the deeper meaning of the poem. The connotation is that in life, we plan and do everything to pass water the future sweet Just uniform a mouse, yet luck can come and ruin it in one second. Life is unforeseeable, and while preparing for the unpredictable future we arent enjoying the present moment which the souse seems to be able to do.The narrator reminisces on prospects dreary, I. E. Bad events that constitute happened in the past which in some ways prevent him from moving on. Furthermore, some say that he is very fearful of the future and that these two reasons do not allow him to enjoy the present. He is besides hinting that we humans arent very empathic or sympathetic towards animals and reputati on like this mouse, but both species prepare for the future hoping for nothing to affect our smooth lives. He asks, so what if the mouse steals our corn it still has to survive and this is the same or humans so why are we so apart?Burns is talking virtually dreams and how theres no difference between mices dream or a mans dream. Hes saying that dreams are useless that they only leave you in pain and grief. The dear- Blake (712) Lamb represents goodness kindness and Jesus The poem begins with the question, Little Lamb, who made thee? The vocalizer, a pip-squeak, asks the lamb about its origins how it came into being, how it acquired its particular manner of feeding, its clothing of wool, its tender voice. In the following Tanta, the speaker attempts a riddling answer to his own question the lamb was made by one who calls himself a Lamb, one who agrees in his gentleness both the child and the lamb. The poem ends with the child bestowing a blessing on the lamb. The Tiger- Blake (712) Good and evil come from the same source? Did lamb creator create tiger? The poem begins with the speaker asking a fearsome tiger what kind of divine being could have created it What immortal hand or eye/ Could chuck they fearful symmetry? Each subsequent stanza contains further questions, all of which refine this first one.From what part of the cosmos could the tigers fiery eyes have come, and who would have dared to allot that fire? The speaker wonders how, once that horrible heart began to beat, its creator would have had the courage to continue the Job. Comparing the creator to a blacksmith, he ponders about the incus and the furnace that the project would have required and the smith who could have wielded them. And when the Job was done, the speaker wonders, how would the creator have felt? Did he smile his work to see? Could this maybe be the same being who made the lamb? The world s too much with Us- Wordsmith (733) Man is so out of tune with nature and so obsessed with the materialistic things in life. The writer would rather be pagan than suffer seeing how man is attached. At least Pagans are entire with nature as he is very angry with man. Chimney Sweeper- Blake (Handout) Argument against child exploitation The poem The Chimney Sweeper, in both Songs of whiteness and Songs of Experience, protests the living conditions, working conditions, and the overall treatment of young chimney sweeps in the cities of England.Little boy soothing other ho is crying due to overtaking of hairsbreadth as someone shaved it. No hair no dirt no problem innocent view. Having a dream about heaven that if he does his duty then all will be alright and he will move to heaven London- Blake Harsh conditions of England through the French regeneration The poem was published during the upheavals of the French Revolution, and the city of London was suffering political and social unrest, due to the marked social and working inequalities of the time.An understandably ne rvous disposal had responded by introducing restrictions on the freedom of speech and the manipulation f foreign mercenaries. The City of London was a town that was shackled to landlords and owners that controlled and demeaned the majority of the lower and kernel classes. Within the poem that bears the citys name, Blake describes 18th century London as a conurbation filled with people who understood, with depressing wisdom, both the hopelessness and misery of their situation. The throw away Rose- Blake (714) Love destroyed by Jealousy possessiveness Alternatively the poem may suggest that all beauty is susceptible to destruction or itself has the place to destroy. It is a reminder that there is a good and evil side to all things love can be both Joyful and painful, and all life is proceeded by remainder. l Wandered Lonely as a Cloud- William Wordsmith (735) The memory of daffodils remains imprinted in the tellers mind as it is beautiful The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake.The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a Joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him. For now, whenever he feels vacant or pensive, the memory flashes upon that inward eye / That is the bliss of solitude, and his heart fills with pleasure, and dances with the daffodils. unsocial Reaper- Headwords (Handout) little girlfriend speaking in dialect.Although cant understand still hears yells playing in his head for which he is grateful even as he hears no more The Solitary Reaper begins tit the speaker instructing us to look upon Yon solitary Highland Lass who is Reaping and singing by herself. Thrilled by her song, the speaker c ompares the girl to a nightingale whose melancholy strain welcomes weary bands / Of travelers to some shady haunt, / Among Arabian sands. Yet he does not understand the words of her song (presumably they are in the Scottish Gaelic language), and impatiently cries, Will no one tell me what she sings? He wonders if the subject is of battles long ago or of public and universal things (familiar matters of to-day), reaps some natural sorrow, loss, or pain. Then he dismisses his own musings Whatever the theme, he says, the Maiden sang / As if her song could have no ending -and refocuses his attention on the song. He listens, motionless and still, before finally mounting the hill and leaving the solitary reaper, still singing, behind. though his ears cannot hear the song anymore, the sound of the Highland Lasss music will forever be a fresh and evocative memory in his heart. The Rime of the antiquated Mariner- Coleridge Mariner has to tell a story- when he has an agony feels he must let it out by telling Tory. First he tells it to hook up with guests- admits to shooting albatross for no reason and that nature will punish him, the albatross hangs around his neck as a burden until he blesses the sea creatures and continues towards penitence for remorse. Eventually it falls off. The wedding guests learn that all creatures regardless of size great and small, are made equal in Gods eyes and that none is to harm one over the other. Ode to the West Wind- M. Shelley Wind is both a destroyer and preserver.West Wind Blows leaves off tree only to cover up seeds to allow them to grow. Spring Wind Commanding- Shelley (782) Traveler tells story of irony that he witnesses in the desert. A broken statue that has inscribed king of kings, look on my works, but in reality there is nothing but vast desert surrounding him. Egyptian attempt towards eternal life. Bright Star WSDL I Were Steadfast As thou Art- Keats (804) Man addressing star. He longs to be like the star as it is stead y and unchanging. But does not want to resemble the loneliness, lone splendor and doesnt want to look down on life by himself. Ode on a Grecian Urn- Keats (799) Images inscribed onto urn prove to be story. His visual sense wonders and he embraces a love so close to kissing the women but would rather hold back in order to always have that marvelously feeling of what it would feel like. Beauty and truth are only things that actually last for ever. When I have fears that I may cease to be- Keats (803) Keats describes fears of death through what the narrator wishes to accomplish through life. He fears death because he will miss the great things such as love, fame, and writing.This poem reflects Keats worst fears to belong too soon When I have fears hat I may cease to be. The speaker in Keats poem actually reflects what is going on in Keats mind Keats knew that he will die too soon because of his disease, and what hurts him the most is not being able to write his poems which will lead him to fame, and the loss of his beloved one Keats recognizes the fact that death is inevitable but he doesnt want to die before he writes his poems And before his pen has gleaned my teeming ace He is afraid that he will never be able to look at his fair creature of an hour.