ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who called Wordsworth ‘Poet of Nature ‘?
A
Coleridge
B
Shelley
C
Keats
D
Tennyson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth was called by Shelly “Poet of nature”. He, too, called himself “A Worshiper of Nature”. He held a firm faith that nature could enlighten the kindheartedness and universal brotherhood of human being, and only existing in harmony with nature where man could get true happiness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shelley refers to Wordsworth as the “lone star” (Shelley 745) because he was the one conscious of the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Shelley, nature is at once splendorous and deadly, a dynamic force that cannot be tamed by man. While appreciating nature’s aesthetic majesty, Shelley warns man not to equate beauty with tranquility.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is a poem that mourns the aging and passing of the poet William Wordsworth ( 1770 – 1850). In actuality, Wordsworth, a fellow Romantic poet, would outlive Shelley by two decades. The poem appears to praise Wordsworth’s past works and his use of themes like “childhood and youth, friendship, and love’s first glow”.

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