"The Solitary Reaper" by William Wordsworth is a lyric ballad that describes a chance encounter between a traveler and a Scottish maiden, reaping by herself on a hill in the Highlands. While there is no exchange between the two, the traveler stops and listens to the maiden as she sings her mysterious song, the beauty of which vexes the traveler even long after the experience. The poem addresses major themes such as the beauty in simplicity as well as the inherent power and beauty of music.
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), an early leader of romanticism in English poetry, ranks as one of the greatest lyric poets in the history of English literature.William Wordsworth was born in Cookermou...
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Although William Wordsworth is now regarded as the central poet of his age, during his lifetime Byron or Scott, and later Tennyson, received more popular acclaim. Even readers in the nineteenth centur...
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Discussing prose written by poets, Joseph Brodsky has remarked, "the tradition of dividing literature into poetry and prose dates from the beginnings of prose, since it was only in prose that such a d...
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Biography EssayAlthough William Wordsworth is now regarded as the central poet of his age, during his lifetime Byron or Scott, and later Tennyson, received more popular acclaim. Even readers in the ni...
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William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth