In Romantic literature, authors are constantly attempting to captivate the reader’s attention to the dismay of the modern world and beauty of the natural earth. As all authors do, their personal life is either metaphorically or symbolically placed into their work, and one can see an author’s feelings through their diction. A clear example of this is John Keat’s “Bright Star, Would I were Steadfast as thou art,” in which the author clearly observes the star and his surrounding nature. Similar to this poem is William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” because the author uses nature to symbolize his feelings.
The diction of Keats’ poem is distinct to nature, as he mentions the words “water”, “nature” and “snow” throughout the work. In Romanticism, imagination and creative characters play important themes because the poets believe that there should be free extermination and thought while still respecting nature. The speaker in “Bright Star” wishes that his love can be eternal, such as the star’s guiding light. He imagines the star standing through all seasons, and lasting forever. The reader almost senses a prophet-like behavior from the character, as well as a plead for his love not to disappear. This is prevalent in the authors’ real life because of his failing marriage due to health problems.
In William Blake’s “A Poison Tree,” the author describes how anger can either be forgotten about or become a horrible situation. He uses Romantic words such as “sun,” “water,” and “garden” to describe the growth of his own feelings. Once again, the character also imagines all of this happening and reflecting creatively on it; typical of a Romantic poem.
Both poets fully encompass the diction of nature and imaginative characters that supply each work with Romanticism. Observation and understanding of each character are present along with the constant description of the natural earth.
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