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• Wordsworth relationship with the wild involves him observing “the beauteous forms” of it and thus gaining certain mental and physical benefits of it. ... However he does not look deeper into the wild because he has already gained the ultimate understanding of it. ... For example in Tintern Abbey he remarks the city as a “burden” and “weary” then contrasts it with the wild (using light adjectives) which puts him in a “Serene and blessed mood” (line 42)
• The wild can be nourishing and succulent to humanity. ...
• Two things to be found in the wild which are of central importance: understanding and growth of the self and the presence of God protecting the earth and giving shape and meaning to the natural forms.
• Wordsworth does not need a higher level of communing with nature unlike Ovid. His ultimate understanding of the wild comes from seeing a spiritual presence (God) in the landscape, that “Inscrutable work manship that reconciles/Disordent elements” He is engulfed by the benefits the wild offers to him and is thus propelled into a higher level of understanding. ... The wild is soothing due to both its visual beauty and through an understanding of a realm beyond the physical world.
• However Wordsworth’s speakers never lose themselves in nature. The division between the earth and the heavenly God who presides over and protects it remain intact. ... It goes on to say “How often has my spirit turned to thee” It portrays Wordsworth’s feeling of completion that the wild gives to him. ... God and humanity all bound up together in a moment of still contemplation. ...
• Wordsworth’s’ poem “beauteous evening, calm and free” depicts the evidence of the “Gentleness of heaven” over the wild scene and emphasises the presence of God in every aspect and it suggests the fact that this presence gives a sense of security in the wild. ... This leads to the full understanding of humanity’s place in the wild.
• Wordsworth: A simple action like a song: Wordsworth’ positive images of the wild are presented in the poem “The Solitary Reaper” He conveys the power a song can have based on the way it is expressed. ... The song has touched his heart so deeply that he remembers it “long after it was heard no more”
• Wordsworth: his description of his “beauteous evening, calm and free” represents that at times there is space for “quiet” contemplation where you can feel at peace or ease with the wild.
Approximate Word count = 1933
Approximate Pages = 7.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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