“Essay on Man” by Alexander Pope, Epistles II (Complete Explanation). Alexander Pope’s poetry- Pope as Satirist, Lyricist, Classicist etc. Poetry of Dryden: As Classical Poet, As Versatile Genius etc. Critical appreciation of “The False Achitophel” by John Dryden. Explanations of Absalom and Achitophel (Line by line analysis). Absalom and Achitophel (John Dryden)- Introduction & Summary. ‘On Westminster Bridge The World is too Much with Us.’, ‘Late and Soon.’ Among his best may be mentioned the sonnet Om Milton’. He is one of the greatest sonneteers in English literature. Wordsworth wrote about five-hundred sonnets. The theme has pre-existence of human soul. It is a masterpiece of lyrical utterance. This is an irregular ode consisting of eleven stanzas. Ode on the Intimations of Immorality from Recollections of early Childhood. In it Wordsworth attains a rare tenderness and exquisite simplicity of expression. Wordsworth wrote five short lyrics in Germany. It is written in a very direct, simple and unaffected style marked by pathos and sincerity. It is a pastoral poem which narrates the tragedy of an old shepherd’s shattered hopes. The poem is middle portion of a great philosophical poem ‘On man, ‘on Nature’ and on ‘human life’ in three parts designed by the poet but of which this alone was completed. This poem consists of nine books and is written in blank verse. The poem reviews the spiritual development of the poet. This poem may be regarded as a record of “the growth of poet’s mind. It is a narrative autobiographical poem consisting of 14 books in blank verse. Wordsworth declared that so far as the subject-matter was concerned his “principle object was to choose incidents and situation from common life, and language realized by men.” In preface to the second edition Wordsworth expounds his principles of poetry. 
It consists of 23 poems in which Wordsworth contributed 19 “Lines Written a few Miles Above the Tintern Abbey” was the first published in this book.
It was published in collaboration of Coleridge.
In 1807 he completed ‘Intimations of Immortality and Sonnets.’ He was appointed the poet laureate in succession to Robet Sourthey in 1843. Three years later he completed ‘Prelude’. In this year he wrote Michael’ a pastoral poem. ‘Lucy Gray’, ‘Nutting’ and ‘Lines on Lucy’ In 1800 he published the second edition of ‘Lyrical Ballads’ with a critical essay named ‘Observation expounding Wordsworth’s theory of poetry”. Here Wordsworth began an autobiographical poem named ‘Prelude’. ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.’ At the end of this year Wordsworth, Dorothy (Wordsworth’s sister) and Coleridge went to Germany. Wordsworth contributed in it 19 poems including “Lines written a few miles above the “Tintern Abbey” Coleridge contributed his famous poem. In 1798 they published jointly “ Lyrical Ballads” a book containing 23 poems which revolutionized the English poetic diction. Two years later in 1779 Wordsworth and Coleridge move to Somersetshire. In 1795 Wordsworth met Coleridge at Racedown.
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