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Romantic Sonnet - Research Paper

Romantic Sonnet

The holds in its topics the ideals of the time period,
concentrating on emotion, nature, and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic
era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and, while using
emotion and nature, the poets and their works shed light on people's universal
natures. In Charlotte Smith's "Sonnet XII - Written on the Sea Shore," the
speaker of the poem embodies two important aspects of Romantic work in relating
his or her personal feelings and emotions and also in having a focused and
detailed natural setting. The speaker takes his or her "solitary seat" near the
shore of a stormy sea and reflects upon life and the "wild gloomy scene" that
suits the ...

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the sea as stormy, deep,
extensive, and dark which ties the speaker in with the setting as the scene
applies to the tone of the poem as well. Also characteristic of the Romantic
sonnet is the retreat from the neo-classical age and its significant historical
references into a new age where it becomes common to speak of "nothing." In
William Wordsworth's "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," there is no deeper
meaning to be grasped other than the beauty of the day's dawning. The speaker's
view of the morning and its "majesty" and the "calm" that comes over the speaker
are central ideas in the poem (ll. 3, 11). In this sonnet, it is again apparent
how influential and prevalent nature is.

The reflection upon simplicity runs through many works and is seen quite
evidently in William Blake's Songs of Innocence. In these poems, there is much
mention of children, whose lives, ideally, should be the most simple. Also
included in this simplicity are the innocence of the children ...

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Added: 3/20/2005 02:13:09 AM
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Free Paper
Words: 1036
Pages: 4

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