A Commentary on William Wordsworth’s Poems

There are many strategies in which a writer support convey his message to his readers. One is allusion, a literary device that lets the readers have a mental get a line of what the writer is trying to express in his cunningicle. The dictionary defines it as an verificatory reference or source to a person, place or something that is presumed to be known already by the reader. Others classify it as an indirect mention of something that the writer may intentionally or unintentionally do so. It is up to the reader to retrieve and grasp the necessary connection.Wordsworths breathtaking ranges in poetry encompasses the entire arc of his career from composition pieces of poetry and lingering passionate meditations on demands set forth by the contemporary society for draw a bead ons which indulges the art of love, heroism, disposition and a undivided sense of unpredictable somber and angry poems which stages the flames of war and a whole lot more of uprising circumstances. His so-c alled nature pieces gave not only a slight blow on readers, but it made people internalize each and every line of his poems such as in Tintern Abbey in the specific lines.Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, that on a wild secluded scene impress, thoughts of more deep seclusion and connect, the landscape with the quiet of the sky (Wordsworth, Owen and Wordsworth). It was believed that the purpose of his kit and boodle is to send subliminal messages to the British society of his time. He is a man armed with romance which is considered moribund in modern literature. His skill of captivating hearts of readers with his susceptibility to revive legends by placing it into lyrics gave him a towering height of success and respect which is up to date appreciated by literature fanatics.Unlike E. S. Yeats who true mostly admiration on his works, William Wordsworth on the other hand had a lot of criticisms regarding his works peculiarly on The Prelude. Some said his works were not bei ng poetry at all and that they were good replica of other authors creations. Nevertheless, these were not barriers for Wordsworth to be recognized as one of the most influential British poets in the 18th Century (Colville).Among his greatest works were published after his death in 1850 which gave him a breakthrough in the limelight and a tank of deliberate criticisms at that. Given the fact that his works were often questioned, he remained steadfast upon his works and continued writing epics, tragedies, culture and religion. His enthusiasm on nature which triggered the rationality of the reading public were ironically given ample respect. He was described as a writer dancing shallow waters, and enables one to judge his works either positively or negatively. It was mingled with love him, or hate him.William Wordsworth in his works in Lyrical Ballads which includes the Tables Turned and Tintern Abbey also says that it depart make everything about him right again, put his life back into perspective especially those about his friend, Samuel Taylor Coleridge as reflected on the lines of the poem, The Tables Turned which reads, May teach you more of man, of moral evil and of good, than all the sages can (Wordsworth, Owen and Wordsworth). Again, he talked about the Coleridge and mentioned the woman he loves and how she is the object of his desires, and also, pain.But then, in addition to feeling let down, Wordsworth also implies that he is not sure about how his friend does things in the poem as reflected by the lines, Sweet is the recognition which Nature brings our meddling intellect, mis-shapes the beauteous forms of thingswe murder to dissect. The essence of the British romantic period is its ability on making readers read and at the same time comprehends what they are reading. This literary device which is use in prose and poetry help in visualizing a mental picture by playing with speech communication alluded.The fragile fact in the usage of such is the le vel of expectation evoked by the allusion. The mien is like counting chickens with eggs. In general, the utilization of allusions by a novelist shows an anticipation that the bookworm is proverbial with the allusion made, otherwise the effect is nowhere to be found in the tentacles of the purpose. Colville, Derek. The Teaching of Wordsworth. American University Studies. Series Iv, English Language and Literature, Vol. 7. New York P. Lang, 1984. Wordsworth, William, W. J. B. Owen, and William Wordsworth. The Fourteen-Book Prelude. Ithaca Cornell University Press, 1985.