On Lyrical Poetry of Wordsworth, a Poet of Nature

Abstract

William Wordsworth, one of the greatest poets in England, is known as the poet of nature. His poems took on greater significance in English literature. The purpose of this essay is to study his source of forming such a lyrical style and the process he expressed his ideal in singing highly of the nature to show my respect towards him. Keywords Nature, Lyrical Style, RomanticismAt the turn of the 18th and the 19th centuries, romanticism came to be the new trend in English literature. William Wordsworth, the representative poet of Romanticism, whose poems took on greater significance, brought a totally new and fresh stream of air to the European literary field. Wordsworth, the glittering star, is always shinning in English literature. His whole life had a close connection with nature-the permanent subject sung highly by human being. Wordsworth was called by Shelly "Poet of nature". He, too, called himself "A Worshiper of Nature". He held a firm faith that nature could enlighten the kindheartedness and universal brotherhood of human being, and only exist in harmony with nature where man could get true happiness. In his poems of nature he printed beautiful pictures full of the creation by the mighty God-mountains, rocks, rivers and trees. All of them revealed the poets genuine love towards the nature, the fervent enthusiasm of pursuing the truth of life. The purpose of this essay is to study his source of forming such a lyrical style and the process he expressed his ideal in singing highly of the nature to show my respect towards him.Wordsworth's birth place was near to nature. Born in Cockermouth, just on the northern fringe of the English Lake district, he spent his childhood there. As a child, he often wandered among the fields and woods. At the age of 8, he was fed by one of his relatives who gave him simple food and shelter, but freedom of enjoying the nature. The Natural scenes and sounds gave his imagination wings and made him get to know the cottagers, shepherds, and solitary wanders that then entered his dreams and even his later poems. At the age of 14, Wordsworth

Daffodils and Solitude in William Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely as A Cloud

“…As argued by Gunada & Yasa (2021), Jabeen (2018), and Sharma (2020) Sharma (2001, and Jabeen (2018), Wordsworth's works tend to show how experiencing nature can give humans such a "healing power" that soothes and calms humans. More specifically, the poem is believed to raise readers' awareness that humans have to appreciate nature and the experience of being in nature if they want to find peace (Huang et al, 2014). It is evidenced in Line 18, which reads, /what wealth the show to me had brought/ to show that nature is precious to human wellbeing (Yang et al, 2018).…”

“…However, his poems have been read as more than just descriptions of beautiful landscapes and comforting wildlife but also as critics criticizing modernization's toll on human health and life. Hence, humans should return to nature to heal themselves and purify their spirits (Fatmasari, 2017;Fernández-Giménez et al, 2019;Fulford, 2019;Huang et al, 2014;Jabeen, 2018).…”

“…When focusing on how the poem impacts its readers, these analyses lean onto the pragmatic and expressive traditions. Most romantic poets are deemed to express the protest against industrialism and the pollution it carried; and how the movement to return to nature healed the loss caused by industrialism (Albert, 1979(Albert, , 2017Fatmasari, 2017;Fernández-Giménez et al, 2019;Fulford, 2019;Gill, 1995;Huang et al, 2014;Jabeen, 2018;Robinson, 2010;Yoshikawa, 2014). While some romantic poets would reject the idea of taking considerations how their readers respond to their poems to uphold the expressive liberation of their art (Wainwright,; Wordsworth has been notably perceptive of the pragmatic impact of his poems upon his readers, believing that 'Poets do not write for Poets alone, but for Men' (Abrams, 1953: 26).…”

“…While some romantic poets would reject the idea of taking considerations how their readers respond to their poems to uphold the expressive liberation of their art (Wainwright,; Wordsworth has been notably perceptive of the pragmatic impact of his poems upon his readers, believing that 'Poets do not write for Poets alone, but for Men' (Abrams, 1953: 26). The famous I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is one of Wordsworth's most famous poems, giving him the nickname "daffodil poet," is an example of how expression of the poet is considered beneficial for its readers because the poem describes the beauty of wild daffodils as the remedy for human's soul (Averil, 1976;Huang, 2014;Williams, 2002;Wulansari & Waluyo, 2016;Yang & Wordsworth, 2018). However, such analyses may put too much focus on the message of the poem and less on how the message is delivered.…”

Wordsworth's View of Nature: Return to nature and Find Psychological Well-being

“…And through his commerce with nature did he live and breathe'. The colors, scents, sounds, the blue of the sky, the sparkle of the sunlight on water, the sound and plumage of birds in nature deeply influenced Wordsworth's growth of genius" (Huang, 2014).…”