William Wordsworth

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• On April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria , England.
• It's a beautiful place. It's close to nature, there are two famous spots for traveling: Crummock Water and the Lakeland mountains.

IMPACT OF HOMETOWN

• William's most of the poems' theme are nature. Examples: Guilt and Sorrow, Daffodils
• The author was stimulated by the close contact with nature, his poems expressed love of nature.

FRENCH REVULTION

TOUR IN EUROPE

• He went a tour to Europe in 1790. He experienced French Revolution.
• This experience brought about Wordsworth's interest and sympathy for the life, troubles, and speech of the " common man"

"He became an enthusiast for the ideals of the French Revolution. " This experience made him sympathetic to poor people, those weak people.

COLERIDGE

• Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge played such a significant role in his poetic life.
• "It was with Coleridge that Wordsworth published the famous Lyrical Ballads in 1798".

THE END OF THE GREAT WRITER

• After he married with Mary Hutchinson, their two children died after ten years.
• He stopped writing after his daughter Dora died in 1847.

A SOLITARY REAPER

• The narrator is captivated by the song of a young girl reaping in the fields.
• The narrator is so taken by the music that he says that anyone passing by should either stop or pass gently so she doesn't get disturbed.

DAFFODILS

"WE ARE SEVEN"

• This poem described a discussion between an adult speaker and a little cottage girl, the speaker asked her about the number of siblings and she said seven but two of them died. She did not feel sad because she seemed her two siblings were still alive.

WORKS CITED

• Cockermouth." Cockermouth - a Guide to the Cumbrian Town. Official Site for Tourist Information Centre. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2017. 2. "Daffodils." Daffodils. Gary Bachlund, 2006. Web. 11 Feb. 2017. 3. "BBC - History - Historic Figures: William Wordsworth (1770-1850)." BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

WORKS CITED

• 4. "Literature: Descriptive Sketches." DOWN and OUT. N.p., 11 Oct. 2008. Web. 12 Feb. 2017. 5. "William Wordsworth." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2017. 6. Moore, A. K. "A Folk Attitude in Wordsworth's 'We Are Seven'." The Review of English Studies Os-XXIII.91 (1947): 260-62. Web. 12 Feb. 2017. 7. "William Wordsworth." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, 2016. Web. 12 Feb. 2017

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