Comparison Between Robert Frost and William Wordsworth
ASSIGNMENT-
PAPER- 10. AMERICAN LITERATURE
TOPIC- COMPARISON BETWEEN ROBERT FROST AND WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AS POET
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Name – Gohil Dipti Ajaybhai
Sem – 3
Year – 2018-2020
Enrollment number- 2069108420190018
Roll Number - 6
Email –diptigohil55@gmail.com
Submitted to –
Department of English,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavanagar University
WORDS - 1675
Abstract-
This research aim to investigate define different between Wordsworth and Robert Frost as poet. In the research justify term of nature has not always had the same meaning or carries the same level of significance. Also justify how the American poet and British poet use of nature. Finally the use of nature in poetry both poem. Robert Frost dealing with Anti-transcendentalism while William Wordsworth dealing with transcendentalism.
Key words – Frost, Wordsworth, Romanticism, Realism, Transcendentalism, Anti- transcendentalism
Introduction –
There are few poet who famous in the nowadays also, their poem like present Universal thought which cannot overcome in anytime. Nature has always Bean source of motivation for poet through out history even during the Greek and Roman empire. If we recall romantic age so we can not forget Wordsworth while we refer American literature there we can't forget Robert Frost. This both are famous nature poets.
Basic information about Robert Frost and William wordsworth Robert frost (1875 -1953) is one of the most on poet of America he has being called by Robert great voice of America ,he has received numerous price and award for lease outstanding work as poet. Even Jawaharlal Nehru inspiration with his poem.
While William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) was English romantic poet. Wordsworth was britain laureate from 843 until he is death from pleurisy on 1850. Wordsworth was called by Shelly 'Poet of nature'. He too called himself 'A worshiper of Nature'.
When we compare both poets purpose, it is completely differ from each other. Because Robert Frost concentrates on the dramatic conflict happened in the natural world. His poems usually begin with an observation in nature and proceed to situation. According to Frost is not only the source of pleasure, but also inspiration for human wisdom. While Wordsworth believed people lose the humanity, purity and nobility of their souls because they are corrupted by the artificial society in the cities and become immortal when they distance themselves from nature by living in cities. That why both poet theme are also something differ and some of is same.
Robert Frost poem Central themes are men and woman, humanity, loneliness, isolation and use background anti transcendental nature. He chose incidents and situations from common life as subject of his poems. He fought against existing traditions of poetry, he wanted poetry to be as free and natural as love. While Wordsworth poem Central theme are memory, morality, romanticism, represents humanity, connectivity, religion and use nature background Transcendental thing.
Here I can try to justify both poet features of poetry and use of nature in his poem how both poet's poem differ from each other.
William Wordsworth dealing with transcendental nature in his poem. Transcendental means surpassing, or superior. being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural. abstract or metaphysical. This statement proved to his poem analysis like his famous poem Daffodils. This poem related to nature which Wordsworth felt and wrote his experiences with nature.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
His poem described nature's beauty with mix of happiness and loneliness. In this poem Wordsworth shown to be lonely but when he thinks back to the Daffodils dancing, he is happy and content. Through the poem he represents position side of nature.
While Robert Frost dealing with Anti-transcendental nature in his poem. Anti- transcendental simple means Transcendental opposite side of nature. It means dark side of nature. Unlike romantic styled stories, anti- transcendentalism writers created stories or poem cruelty, guilt, and self- destruction were the earmarks of human nature. Robert Frost follow this kind of nature which is proven to analysis his poem Fire and Ice-
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice
In this poem displays two darkness traits of humanity that are the capacity of hate as ice and capacity to be consumed by desire or lust as fire. Fire and Ice both are opposite thing of nature and both are dark side of nature.
Both poet features like
Clarity and Simplicity
The first thing that strikes a student of Frost’s poetry is its clarity. His poem Clear and specific. Frost’s verse does not puzzle. His poems are Clarity of expression and freedom from the charge of obscurity always has to pay. His poems, one often finds layers of meaning.
For example- “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”- poem line
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep.
This feature is same for both poem style because Wordsworth use clarify and simplicity shown in poem. But one thing is also differ If we critizes Wordsworth's poems we can’t find layers of meaning. His poem like simple and most of shown one meaning.
I listened, motionless and still,
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.
Universality and Depiction of Rural life
Frost may begin with geography, but he has the ability to take his poetry into an unmappable country. He has caught the spirit of all country sides. Frost’s love of the New England countryside was couples with his love of the simple rustic. His poem give real and living people image. His characters are real. People like the overwrought mother in “Home Burial” who is well on the way to becoming nervous because of the death of her child. Universities present to in his poem-Fire and Ice.
While Wordsworth poem also represents University of nature, he described nature as universe, poem object is nature it is sign of University because nature beauty object is ever lasting Universality. He has also caught the spirit of all country sides. His poem subject is same like Frost to depiction rural life. His poems characters are also real. For example Solitary Reaper poem.
Realism vs Romanticism
Use method of realism. According to Frost there are two types of realists. – One who offers a good deal of dirt with his potato to show that is real potato and there is the one who is satisfied with the potato brushed clean. And he said Art does for life is to clean it, to strip it to form. Like “Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening. A realism born of ordinary things. Use properties – Every day life never exotic. While Wordsworth poems represents of romanticism because most of his poem like romantic, it means described beauty of the nature so his use of method may be called shown artificial because nature has not always beauty which Wordsworth described in his poem but nature has dark side of realism. So Robert Frost's poem represents both side of nature positive and negative. While Wordsworth represent one side of nature.
Both poet differentiation use of language
Frost used simple words and weaves into verse the actual tones of common speech. Word somehow made to add to the mood I the poem. For example – Mending wall poem-
“My apple trees will never get across”
Versifier large number of metres . Not using crudeness and vulgarities but vernacular without ribbing it of a savour.
To context of using language there both poet motif same because Wordsworth also used simple words or common man speech. For example his some of poem Wordsworth like so simple, it can understand without help of dictionary. His poem “My Heart leaping up”. Wordsworth use number of metres.
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
Both poet's unique quality-
Frost has dramatic quality which he use some of poem. Poem like ‘Home Burial’, ‘Blue Berries’, The which of Coos’. In the ‘Home Burial’ we have man and wife facing a crisis. Woman answering her husband ‘s query –
Can’t man speak of his own child he’s lost?
Not you! Oh, where’s my hat? OH! I don’t need it!
Simplicity of Frost’s verse is misleading. Depth of his philosophy He was always a patient and persistent seeker after truth. Steady search for truth has not made. He was grip or gloomy philosopher. Examples his poems are dealing with philosophy – Mending wall poem.
While Wordsworth has uniqueness use to poetic diction. Wordsworth is best known for Lyrical Ballads, co-written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and The Prelude, a Romantic epic poem chronicling the “growth of a poet's mind.” Wordsworth's deep love for the “beauteous forms” of the natural world was established early.
Conclusion –
In short It sets out, first, to show William Wordsworth and Robert Lee Frost as nature poet with all its ramifications of meaning. Obviously, William Wordsworth and Robert Frost both as a nature poet can be thoroughly enjoyed and adequately understood only by those who have gained from close study of their poems, a genuine respect for their intellectual genius. It is remarkable that Frost is a nature poet but not like Wordsworth. Even Frost has often been called a nature poet, indeed, he depicts aspects of nature accurately.
Reference –
https://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/daffodils.htm
Book- A history of American literature
PAPER- 10. AMERICAN LITERATURE
TOPIC- COMPARISON BETWEEN ROBERT FROST AND WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AS POET
To Evaluate my assignment Click Here
Name – Gohil Dipti Ajaybhai
Sem – 3
Year – 2018-2020
Enrollment number- 2069108420190018
Roll Number - 6
Email –diptigohil55@gmail.com
Submitted to –
Department of English,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavanagar University
WORDS - 1675
DISCUSSION
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Robert Frost and Wordsworth both use of nature
• Clarity and simplicity
• Universality and depiction of Rural life
• Realism VS Romanticism
• Both poet differentiation use of language
• Both poet's unique quality
• Conclusion
• Wordsworth
Abstract-
This research aim to investigate define different between Wordsworth and Robert Frost as poet. In the research justify term of nature has not always had the same meaning or carries the same level of significance. Also justify how the American poet and British poet use of nature. Finally the use of nature in poetry both poem. Robert Frost dealing with Anti-transcendentalism while William Wordsworth dealing with transcendentalism.
Key words – Frost, Wordsworth, Romanticism, Realism, Transcendentalism, Anti- transcendentalism
Introduction –
There are few poet who famous in the nowadays also, their poem like present Universal thought which cannot overcome in anytime. Nature has always Bean source of motivation for poet through out history even during the Greek and Roman empire. If we recall romantic age so we can not forget Wordsworth while we refer American literature there we can't forget Robert Frost. This both are famous nature poets.
Basic information about Robert Frost and William wordsworth Robert frost (1875 -1953) is one of the most on poet of America he has being called by Robert great voice of America ,he has received numerous price and award for lease outstanding work as poet. Even Jawaharlal Nehru inspiration with his poem.
While William Wordsworth (1770- 1850) was English romantic poet. Wordsworth was britain laureate from 843 until he is death from pleurisy on 1850. Wordsworth was called by Shelly 'Poet of nature'. He too called himself 'A worshiper of Nature'.
When we compare both poets purpose, it is completely differ from each other. Because Robert Frost concentrates on the dramatic conflict happened in the natural world. His poems usually begin with an observation in nature and proceed to situation. According to Frost is not only the source of pleasure, but also inspiration for human wisdom. While Wordsworth believed people lose the humanity, purity and nobility of their souls because they are corrupted by the artificial society in the cities and become immortal when they distance themselves from nature by living in cities. That why both poet theme are also something differ and some of is same.
Robert Frost poem Central themes are men and woman, humanity, loneliness, isolation and use background anti transcendental nature. He chose incidents and situations from common life as subject of his poems. He fought against existing traditions of poetry, he wanted poetry to be as free and natural as love. While Wordsworth poem Central theme are memory, morality, romanticism, represents humanity, connectivity, religion and use nature background Transcendental thing.
Here I can try to justify both poet features of poetry and use of nature in his poem how both poet's poem differ from each other.
William Wordsworth dealing with transcendental nature in his poem. Transcendental means surpassing, or superior. being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural. abstract or metaphysical. This statement proved to his poem analysis like his famous poem Daffodils. This poem related to nature which Wordsworth felt and wrote his experiences with nature.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
His poem described nature's beauty with mix of happiness and loneliness. In this poem Wordsworth shown to be lonely but when he thinks back to the Daffodils dancing, he is happy and content. Through the poem he represents position side of nature.
While Robert Frost dealing with Anti-transcendental nature in his poem. Anti- transcendental simple means Transcendental opposite side of nature. It means dark side of nature. Unlike romantic styled stories, anti- transcendentalism writers created stories or poem cruelty, guilt, and self- destruction were the earmarks of human nature. Robert Frost follow this kind of nature which is proven to analysis his poem Fire and Ice-
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice
In this poem displays two darkness traits of humanity that are the capacity of hate as ice and capacity to be consumed by desire or lust as fire. Fire and Ice both are opposite thing of nature and both are dark side of nature.
Both poet features like
Clarity and Simplicity
The first thing that strikes a student of Frost’s poetry is its clarity. His poem Clear and specific. Frost’s verse does not puzzle. His poems are Clarity of expression and freedom from the charge of obscurity always has to pay. His poems, one often finds layers of meaning.
For example- “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”- poem line
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep.
This feature is same for both poem style because Wordsworth use clarify and simplicity shown in poem. But one thing is also differ If we critizes Wordsworth's poems we can’t find layers of meaning. His poem like simple and most of shown one meaning.
I listened, motionless and still,
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.
Universality and Depiction of Rural life
Frost may begin with geography, but he has the ability to take his poetry into an unmappable country. He has caught the spirit of all country sides. Frost’s love of the New England countryside was couples with his love of the simple rustic. His poem give real and living people image. His characters are real. People like the overwrought mother in “Home Burial” who is well on the way to becoming nervous because of the death of her child. Universities present to in his poem-Fire and Ice.
While Wordsworth poem also represents University of nature, he described nature as universe, poem object is nature it is sign of University because nature beauty object is ever lasting Universality. He has also caught the spirit of all country sides. His poem subject is same like Frost to depiction rural life. His poems characters are also real. For example Solitary Reaper poem.
Realism vs Romanticism
Use method of realism. According to Frost there are two types of realists. – One who offers a good deal of dirt with his potato to show that is real potato and there is the one who is satisfied with the potato brushed clean. And he said Art does for life is to clean it, to strip it to form. Like “Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening. A realism born of ordinary things. Use properties – Every day life never exotic. While Wordsworth poems represents of romanticism because most of his poem like romantic, it means described beauty of the nature so his use of method may be called shown artificial because nature has not always beauty which Wordsworth described in his poem but nature has dark side of realism. So Robert Frost's poem represents both side of nature positive and negative. While Wordsworth represent one side of nature.
Both poet differentiation use of language
Frost used simple words and weaves into verse the actual tones of common speech. Word somehow made to add to the mood I the poem. For example – Mending wall poem-
“My apple trees will never get across”
Versifier large number of metres . Not using crudeness and vulgarities but vernacular without ribbing it of a savour.
To context of using language there both poet motif same because Wordsworth also used simple words or common man speech. For example his some of poem Wordsworth like so simple, it can understand without help of dictionary. His poem “My Heart leaping up”. Wordsworth use number of metres.
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
Both poet's unique quality-
Frost has dramatic quality which he use some of poem. Poem like ‘Home Burial’, ‘Blue Berries’, The which of Coos’. In the ‘Home Burial’ we have man and wife facing a crisis. Woman answering her husband ‘s query –
Can’t man speak of his own child he’s lost?
Not you! Oh, where’s my hat? OH! I don’t need it!
Simplicity of Frost’s verse is misleading. Depth of his philosophy He was always a patient and persistent seeker after truth. Steady search for truth has not made. He was grip or gloomy philosopher. Examples his poems are dealing with philosophy – Mending wall poem.
While Wordsworth has uniqueness use to poetic diction. Wordsworth is best known for Lyrical Ballads, co-written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and The Prelude, a Romantic epic poem chronicling the “growth of a poet's mind.” Wordsworth's deep love for the “beauteous forms” of the natural world was established early.
Conclusion –
In short It sets out, first, to show William Wordsworth and Robert Lee Frost as nature poet with all its ramifications of meaning. Obviously, William Wordsworth and Robert Frost both as a nature poet can be thoroughly enjoyed and adequately understood only by those who have gained from close study of their poems, a genuine respect for their intellectual genius. It is remarkable that Frost is a nature poet but not like Wordsworth. Even Frost has often been called a nature poet, indeed, he depicts aspects of nature accurately.
Reference –
https://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/daffodils.htm
Book- A history of American literature
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