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Close Reading of Nutting
If William Wordsworth rests on the throne as the King of the Romantic Period, Nutting is a shining exemplar of why he should be put on a pedestal. ... Wordsworths sensational description of the stream is heightened through his tight fusion of landscape, symbolism and diction. ... Layout and language are entwined in Wordsworths lines, equally contributing to the content of the poem. ... If the two lines are taken as a startling metaphor upon which the framework of the poem is based, there is supplementary similarity between the metaphysical poets and the romantic poets to validate this reading. In Nutting, Wordsworth uses punctuation, such as numerous exclamation marks, to draw forth a human voice. ... It appears these two generations of poetry share a craving to capture the human experience, and Wordsworths may have borrowed from the methods of the metaphysical poets.
Word by word deconstruction of the two lines depicting the stream reveals Wordsworths aptitude for selecting vocabulary from the lexis. ... William Wordsworths lyrical ballad Nutting elicits lucid imagery from "[o]ne of those heavenly days . ... When looking into Wordsworths stream, the reader may also see his own childhood in the reflection.
Approximate Word count = 1253
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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