Lyrical
Ballads is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge.
Title of collection recalls rustic form of art. French revolution had deep
influence on Romanticist and Wordsworth. Liberty- Equality- Fraternity are
three watchword of the French revolution
and inspired Wordsworth and other romantic posts.
Q.1] What is the basic difference between the poetic creed of 'Classicism' and 'Romanticism'?
Difference
between classicism and romanticism. They are two ideologies. he points
which differenciated Classicism and Romanticism are given below:-
Intellect and Imagination
Classical
writers were believed in intellectual but the Romantics writers were believed
in imagination.
Classical and Medieval
Classical
poets were followed classical masters like Plato , Aristotle, Socrates but Romantics poets were followed
medieval poets and writers.
Restraints and Liberty
Romantic writers Were not believed any
kind of restrictions but they believed in liberty and Freedom of emotions and
imagination but classical writers believed in restrictions. In Romanticism
there is free play of imagination, poet is free to express his feelings and
thoughts in a work of art.
Urban and Rustic life
In Classical works city or urban life
represented where as in Romantic works rustic life and country side glorious
life represented. The rustic life attracts them more rather than the city dwellers.
Objectivity and Subjectivity
Classical writers were believed in objective
and Romantic writers believed in subjective.
Example- The line from Wordsworth's
Daffodills "Spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings", the first two words spontaneous overflow represents
subjectivity.
So
these are the basic difference of both writers . They have different approaches
for life and different way to looking work. So they are two different ideology.
They different for each other in techniques of writing and subject they choose.
Q.2] Why does Wordsworth say 'What" is poet?
rather than who is poet ?
Wordsworth
in "preface to lyrical ballad" says that -He wants to wrote these
poems and lyrical ballad in the language really used by man. His friends
Coleridge in his "BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA" asked some questions on
poetic diction are -'what do you actually mean by language really used by man ?
Which man? What reality? Which real man? etc. Wordsworth's ans: " He finds
humble and rustic life to be with emotions which are more genuine words,
diction of those people who are more closer to genuineness. He says that
a poet is more comprehensive, a better human being. Wordsworth
says about 'what is poet' rather than 'who is poet'.
Q.3] What
is poetic diction? Which sort of poetic diction is suggested by Wordsworth in his preface ?
Wordsworth
say what is poet rather than who is poet because he focus upon the role of
poet. He endowed
with more lively sensibility, enthusiasm, tenderness, He has greater knowledge
of human nature.
Poet
creates the things which is not exist in the world. He habitually creates
situation and passions where they do not exist . The poet is who rejoices more
than other men in spirit of life.
Q.4] What
is poetry ?
Wordsworth
gives definition of poetry
" Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings it takes origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.
"
So
poetry gives happiness and it related with human emotions and recollecting
nature and recollection in tranquility. Wordsworth is the only poet who takes
this definition of poetry after Dryden in his Preface.
Q.5] Discuss
'Daffodils - I wandered lonely as a cloud'with reference to Wordsworth's poetic
creed.
Daffodils (1804) Written by Wordsworth in 4 stanzas.
First stanza I wandered lonely as a cloud...
Ten thousand saw I at a glance. This poem is good example of language and
grammar. When poet remembers Daffodils tranquility vanishes and Spontaneity of
happiness comes again.
Wordsworth
wrote about nature in his poetry. His main theme of poetry is based on nature.
In this poem Daffodils he described beautifulness of nature. If we observed by
stanza and if we minutely observe it we can find or see that the tranquility of
recollection is happens. He has used figures like: Cloud, vales, hills, lake,
trees, breeze, stars, Milky way and through that he has described beauty of
nature.
