Tag Archives: Wordsworth

Solitude

Posted on September 21, 2013 by h0p3d1am0nd

Just the other night was a Harvest Moon. I was trying to get home after a long day of classes and meetings, and people kept stopping randomly in the middle of the sidewalk. I nearly crashed into a few of … Continue reading →

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Expostulation and Reply

Posted on September 16, 2013 by thuntroddenways

“—Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, Conversing as I may, I sit upon this old grey stone, And dream my time away.” Did Romantics go the way of the French Revolution? Did they spiral into a poetic fervor so deep and … Continue reading →

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Common senses of the world versus mysteries of the unknown

Posted on September 14, 2013 by keatsianfangirl

In his older age, Wordsworth could almost be likened to a Dawkins-type figure. While Wordsworth seems to still think of Nature as spiritual, he does end up deferring to common sense, or rather, his own personal common sense of how … Continue reading →

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Conversing as I may

Posted on September 13, 2013 by johnbunyan1628

Opposing Viewpoints Wordsworth’s poem “Expostulation and Reply” presents two friends’ competing viewpoints on humanity’s relation to the world. The title of the poem and the call and response format of Mathew and William’s interaction (also echoed by the alternate rhyme … Continue reading →

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Murdering to Dissect

Posted on September 12, 2013 by mercerism

Hi everyone. First post LOL.  First, reread “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. Once you’re done cringing at how trite and sappy it is, check out this bit by Patton Oswalt. (trigger warning: homophobic language)  I don’t defend the homophobic … Continue reading →

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