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A Study of William Wordsworth’s three (3)poems: “The Rainbow/My Heart Leaps Up WhenI Behold”, “Lucy V / A Slumber Did My SpiritSeal”, and “The World is Too Much With Us.”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by kjbpalaoIntroduction

This paper is a study of William Wordsworth’s three (3) poems: “The Rainbow/My Heart LeapsUp When I Behold”, “Lucy V/A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal”, and “The World is Too Much WithUs.” Each lines of every poem is explained and the elements of romanticism present in the poemsare also discussed.

The Poems

The Rainbow / My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold

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My heart leaps up when I beholdA Rainbow in the sky:So was it when my life began;So is it now I am a man;So be it when I shall grow old,Or let me die!The Child is father of the man;And I wish my days to beBound each to each by natural piety.

Lucy V / A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

A SLUMBER did my spirit seal;I had no human fears:She seem’d a thing that could not feel

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The touch of earthly years.

No motion has she now, no force;She neither hears nor sees;Roll’d round in earth’s diurnal course,With rocks, and stones, and trees.

The World Is To Much With Us

The world is too much with us; late and soon,Ge椀ing and spending, we lay waste our powers:Li椀le we see in Nature that is ours;We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;The winds that will be howling at all hours,And are up‑gathered now like sleeping flowers;For this, for everything, we are out of tune,It moves us not.–Great God! I’d rather beA Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

Analysis

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The Rainbow / My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold

“My heart leaps up when I beholdA Rainbow in the sky:”

This first two lines of the poem means that the speaker, or Wordsworth himself, is saying that helikes to see many things found in nature, like rainbows.

“So was it when my life began;So is it now I am a man;”

The next two lines that even in his childhood, Wordsworth loves nature and so as it is now that hehas grown.

“So be it when I shall grow old,Or let me die!”

This lines add that even when he grows old, he will still love nature and that he would rather diethan not loving nature.

“The Child is father of the man;And I wish my days to beBound each to each by natural piety.”

The last three lines shows that he recognizesthe child’s ability to appreciate nature compared togrownups who sees the world in different way; and

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that he wishes that he could still be a child and hismemories of moments with nature would last.

The element of romanticism present in the poemis “the love of nature.” Wordsworth showed in the poemthat his love for nature was born in his childhood untilthe time he is writing the poem and would last evenwhen he gets old. He wants nature to be loved byeveryone regardless of age. We must take good care ofit or rather die.

Lucy V / A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

“A SLUMBER did my spirit seal;

I had no human fears:”

Wordsworth said in the first two lines that he is blinded from reality and he feels no fear like otherhumans have.

“She seem’d a thing that could not feelThe touch of earthly years.”

The third and fourth line of the first stanza implies that his beloved woman is dead who can’t feelanything now.

“No motion has she now, no force;

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She neither hears nor sees;”

The first and second line of the second stanza tells about the dead beloved who doesn’t move anddoesn’t have any power to do so. She also can’t hear or see anything because she’s dead.

“Roll’d round in earth’s diurnal course,

With rocks, and stones, and trees.”

The last two lines, the third and fourth line of the second stanza, tells that his beloved woman isnow buried six feet below the ground, now part of the earth like rocks and stones, and trees.

The “interest in humble character” is the element of romanticism present in the poem.Wordsworth shows here that he had loved a woman so much that he has not expected her to beprone to death as young as she is because he loves her so much.

The World Is To Much With Us

“The world is too much with us; late and soon,Ge椀ing and spending, we lay waste our powers:”

This first two lines shows that the world where we are now is not appreciated because most of usfocuses on achieving material thins, wasting our time and effort.

“Li椀le we see in Nature that is ours;We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!”

The third and fourth line implies that we hardly appreciates nature and does not give our heart toit, a sad reality in the modern era.

“This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;The winds that will be howling at all hours,And are up‑gathered now like sleeping flowers;For this, for everything, we are out of tune,”

This lines tells us that we have isolated ourselves from nature when we can’t appreciate it andfocus on other thing else.

“It moves us not.–Great God! I’d rather beA Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;”

It shows here that Wordsworth would rather like to be a pagan than not giving his love to naturebecause as what he can see of men, no ma椀er what nature gives them, don’t give or even showtheir concern for nature.

“So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;”

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The eleventh and twelfth line add that when he is a pagan, he can see nature and it gives himhappiness.

“Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.”

The final lines show that he would see Proteus, the sea god, from the sea when he gives a view ofit. He would also hear the wreathed horn played by Triton, the son of Poseidon – the Greek god ofthe sea.

Wordsworth “love of nature” is again portrayed in this poem. It shows that aiming for materialthings in this world are for vain for it is ephemeral thus wasting our time and effort.

Conclusion

Most of Wordsworth’s work shows his love of nature and his interest in humble characters. This isbecause he lives his childhood in the Lake District where he first saw the beauty of nature and ofhumble countrymen around him.

This made me realize that romanticism is not only tackles about love of and for a person, andromance, but it also includes love of nature and interest in humble characters.

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T’boli Literary Arts

Posted on October 11, 2012 by kjbpalaoIntroduction

In the mountainous part of Cotabato is where an ethnic group called T’boli resides. They are alsocalled as Tagabili or Tau‑bili, chiefly because they went down from the mountains to the plains tobuy some of their necessities such as salt. These people are medium in stature, some have squarejaws and with either straight or curly hair. The women wear long‑sleeved but collarless of tightand waist length blouses, together with an ankle‑length tubular skirts. However, they dress in apin‑striped linen shirt on special occasions. On the other hand, T’boli men do not wear theirtraditional dresses nowadays anymore. Instead, they use ordinary shirts and pants but stillcarrying with them their sword on their side.

Within a T’boli family is a patriarchal system wherein the father heads the family and whosedecision is followed. His wife gives opinions or suggestions. Polygamy is also allowed, dependingon the capacity of the husband to rear another family with another woman. The wives live in thesame house; however, the first wife is responsible for assigning the household choresproportionately among them.

The T’boli earns their living through farming, fishing, and hunting. The rich water forms in theplace where they reside are the main sources of their fishing, specifically lakes.

The community is governed by a “Datu” who serves several functions among his people, such aspolitical, religious, and economic leader. There are several “Datus” in the society with differingdegree of power, fame, and status which can be gained not by heredity but according to hisexperience and expertise, and by recognition from his followers. One Datu does not enjoy primacyover the others, nor does he exercise specific jurisdictional control over specific areas or groups.Other Datu might accord deferential treatment to one of their members, but this is not a sign of hissuperiority over of them.

Fixed marriages and dowry are also present in T’boli culture. Marriage is a long process, andduring the wedding, their epic, Tudbulol, is sung.

The T’boli people believe in gods and goddesses like Kadaw La Sambad, the god of sun, and BulonLa Mogoaw, the moon goddess. They also believe in mythical creatures as Muhen, a bird who is thegod of fate, and Busao, the evil beings.

The folk literature of T’boli mirrors their life, their customs and traditions, and includingtheir beliefs.

T’boli Literature

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The literary forms that T’boli find most appealing are folksongs and folktales. This is because they caneasily express themselves through these literary forms of art, showing their emotions, thoughts,and ideas about many aspects of their lives. In fact, literary arts such as folksongs and folktalesthat T’boli have reflects their identity as a people. Like the creation story which shows their beliefthat all people are brothers, and who existed after surviving a great flood by hiding inside a largebamboo tree. Another T’boli legend tells that the T’boli people are descendants of the survivors ofa great flood. A man named Dwata warned the people of an impending great flood. But the triberefused to listen, except for two couples, La Bebe and La Lomi, and Tamfeles and La Kagef. Dwatatold them to take shelter in a bamboo so huge they could fit inside and in this way survive theflood. The story tells that the first couple is the ancestors of the T’boli and other highland ethnicgroups The second couple descended the other Filipino indigenous groups.

Their epic Tudbulol depicts the important role of marriage, hunting, farming, and even the betelnuts to the T’boli culture.

T’boli Folksongs show how they live, of what they do in day to day basis, how they rear theirchildren, of what they usually do, how they plant, and even how they hunt for food in the jungle.Folksongs also teach the youngsters how to act properly, how they should treat the elderly, and toshow their love and respect for others. Values and moral lessons are also conveyed in folksongs.On the other hand, for the elderly, folksongs serve as their entertainment. They sang songs after ahard day’s work, together with their family or with some friends.

T’boli folktales, like folksongs, depict the way of living of the T’boli tribe. It also mirrors theircustoms, beliefs, and traditions. Like their epic Tudbulol which shows how they give importance tomarriage, hunting, and rituals as part of their customs and traditions as people.

The story “Ana ne Tau Bawik” teaches that the husband must stay with his wife especially duringpregnancy for the Busao will come and would threaten her life and of the baby that she is carryingin her womb. Methods of hunting are taught in their folktales as “Walo Nga Libun”, “BulolHulon”, “Oko ne Ye’en”, “Kwaay”, “Kramel”, and “Krongoy.”

A story about greediness which shows the reasons why animals are afraid of people and that menmust hunt them to get their meat. Another story with greed as a subject ma椀er is about a villagewhere famine strikes and only one man has enough foods but doesn’t want to share it with theother people. The Datu led his men to get some food, but the man was so selfish that by seeing thishe was so angry and that he captured the Datu and his men right away and put them in a sack.However, the Datu and his men have escaped and the greedy man fed his family with what wasleft in the sack from his farm. But after eating, the greedy man and his family died. His land wastaken over by the Datu and his men and famine never strike their village again.

Another story which reflects T’boli values is about Kumucol, the eldest son of La Sambad and BulonLa Mogoaw, who was given a cohort of fire; a sword and a shield; a magical horse which can be assmall as a mouse, which can be kept in a small box, when not ridden. This mirrors the honor thatthe T’boli people give to their eldest son and how they value horses.

The role played by folksongs in their lives is to relate to them the way of how their ancestors have

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The role played by folksongs in their lives is to relate to them the way of how their ancestors havelived their lives in the past and that the present day T’bolis must use it as their guide in living thepresent day. These were handed down through hundreds of generations. Folksongs also serve astheir way of expressing themselves, their thoughts and emotions on many aspects regarding theirlife because there are occasions that one sang songs in impromptu, using mainly of the things hecan find around him, such as things in the house that takes part of their daily lives, the trees, andother objects found in nature, in a creative and poetic manner. Folksongs not only serve as a formof entertainment for the T’boli. Its uses vary. It can be used to express joy at an abundant harvestor serve as outlet for the pent‑up emotions of a distressed wife. Take the case of Ye Bon. Unable tolash out at her husband’s wrong doings, she softly hushes a lullaby which not only puts her childto sleep in a cloth hammock but also calms her down after the musical outpouring. In the T’boliworld which smacks of ‘machismo’, tribal women had to be gentle and obedient. Thus, tribalmusic has its own variety. These folksongs can be didactic in nature, and at times, entertaining,depending on the singer’s intention, the listener’s interest, and on the subject ma椀er; thus, makingit still a strong and significant part of their folklore.

T’boli folksongs usually depict nature, of how lucky they are to witness its wealth and beautywhich provides them their necessities. There are also some folksongs which depict the ideal placeof T’boli people, the Lemlunay or paradise, where they have lived. Most characters of theirfolktales reside in this plays. And most of their folktales are set in this idealized place. They alsohave songs which show their way of living: farming in the highlands, and hunting in the jungle.Folksongs are also used by T’boli to praise their gods and goddesses, showing how thankful theyare for the blessing they have received. T’boli people also use folksongs to express their love forsomeone, pouring all his emotions in a creative and poetic manner.

Tudbulol is vital to the T’boli culture because it shows how wealthy and creative their culture is. Theidentity of these people is depicted in the story. The story shows the important elements of theT’boli culture, how they treasure and value marriage, hunting and farming, and the use, orchewing, of betel nuts as to be part of their living. Tudbulol is their principal means of preservingand transmi椀ing customary law. It is normally sung in its entirety only during the moninum, agrand ceremonial complex which may be completed only every seven years. The epic story tells ofthe mythical hero leading his people’s ba椀les against foreign invaders on a white flying horsewith sword raised to the sky. Said to be taught to her in a dream by her spirit guide Lintinum, thesong describes the hero’s successful war exploits and announces the advent of the golden age ofcivilization, Lemlunay, a mythical place of abundance, justice and harmony.

Therefore, we could still say that Tudbulol is still an elan vital to the T’boli culture because it is wherethe center and foundation of their identity as a people lies.

Conclusion

T’boli culture is still rich in their customs and traditions. They also have preserved their identitydespite the pressures of the developing country that they belong. Literary arts are still present,giving them their identity, and which helps them to preserve their culture. Folksongs serveseveral functions in their tribe, to praise the deities, to teach lessons to youngsters, or even as a

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form of entertainment, and their way of expressing their thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Folktales,on the other hand, reflect their way of living. It shows their cultural heritage as well as theiridentity as a people.

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