RomanticPoetryProject:AWomansPerspective

HannahMore(February2,1745September7,1833)HereandTherehttp://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hereandthere11/comments.aspHereblississhort,imperfect,insincere,Buttotal,absolute,andperfectthere.Heretime'samoment,shortourhappieststate,Thereinfinitedurationisourdate.HereSatantempts,andtroublese'enthebest,InaweaksinfulbodyhereIdwell,ButthereIdropthisfrailandsicklyshell.Heremybestthoughtsarestain'dwithguiltandfear,Butloveandpardonshallbeperfectthere.Heremybestdutiesaredefiledwithsin,Therealliseasewithoutandpeacewithin.Herefeeblefaithsuppliesmyonlylight,Therefaithandhopeareswallow'dupinsight.Hereloveofselfmyfairestworkdestroys,ThereloveofGodshallperfectallmyjoys.Herethings,asinaglass,aredarklyshown,ThereIshallknowasclearlyasI'mknown.Frailarethefairestflowerswhichbloombelow,Therefreshestpalmsonrootsimmortalgrow.Herewantsorcaresperplexmyanxiousmind,Butspiritsthereacalmfruitionfind.Heredisappointmentsmybestschemesdestroy,Therethosethatsow'dintearsshallreapinjoy.Herevanityisstamp'donallbelow,Perfectionthereoneverygoodshallgrow.Heremyfondheartisfasten'donsomefriend,Whosekindnessmay,whoselifemusthaveanend.ButtherenofailurecanIeverprove,Godcannotdisappoint,forGodislove.HereChristforsinnerssuffer'd,groan'd,andbled,Buttherehereignsthegreattriumphanthead:Heremock'dandscourged,heworeacrownofthorns,Acrownofglorytherehisbrowadorns.Hereerrorcloudsthewill,anddimsthesight,

Thereallisknowledge,purityandlight.Heresoimperfectisthismortalstate,IfblestmyselfImournsomeother'sfate.AteveryhumanwoIhererepine,Thejoyofeverysaintshalltherebemine.HereifIlean,theworldshallpiercemyheart,ButtherethatbrokenreedandIshallpart.HereonnopromisedgoodcanIdepend,ButtheretheRockofAgesismyfriend.Hereifsomesuddenjoydelightinspire,ThedreadtoloseitdampstherisingfireButtherewhatevergoodthesoulemploy,Thethoughtthat'tiseternal,crownsthejoy. DictionHannahMoreusesmanydescriptivewordstocontrastthetwolocationsthatsheismentioninginthepoem..Sheusesbothinformalandformalwordswhichdramaticallycontrastthetwolocations.Thedictionportraystheauthorsfeelingsabouthersurroundingsandfeelingsattributedtolocation.ImagesTheauthorusesvividimageryinherpoemtodepictbothpositiveandnegativeimagesinthereadersminds.Shereferredtonounsthatreflecthappinessandsadnesssuchasflowersandsinners.Shedescribestheplacesheisatwithsorrow,angerandsolitudewhiletheplacesshedreamstobeatdepictsjoyandhappiness.DetailsThedetailsofthepoemareleftout,theplacesheisatandwhereshewantstobeareunknown.However,thereadercanfillthevoidbyimaginingtheplacesthattheauthorcouldpotentiallybeat.LanguageThelanguagecontrastswidelyinthepoem.Thishelpstheaudiencefocusontheauthorsmessageofcontrastingfeelingsbasedonlocation.Herlanguagedrawsattentiontotheauthorsdeepassociationswithwheresheis.Theauthorsuseofallusionalsomakesthepoemmorecolloquialtocontrastthemostlyformaldiction.SentenceStructureEachsentenceinHereandThereconsistsofanegativeclauseconcerningwheretheauthorcurrentlyisfollowedbyapositiveclausedescribingwhereMorehopestobe.Sincetheattitudefluctuatesfrompositivetonegativethroughoutthepoem,thereadermustdecidewhichlocationtheycanrelatetomore.Attheconclusionofthepoem,Moreshiftsthelocationsinrelationtoherfeelings.HereandTherebyHannahMore,depictsRomanticismthroughitsemphasisonemotionsandexperiences.ThepoemitselfdescribesMoreslustasforplacesthatshewantstobeatandhatredforwheresheiscurrentlylocated.Theauthorcontrastsherthoughtswithhercurrentstate

ofbeingandherlustforherdesiredlocation,thereaderisabletorelatetoherwant.Thereadercanchoosethelocationthattheyfeelmostattachedtoandreflectiveoftheirownlives,thiscanbeachievedbyMoresdescriptivelanguage.Inthepoem,Moreisalsoshowingherdisdaintowardshercurrentstateinwishingthatshewereinaplaceentirelydifferent,asomewhatdreamlikeplace.Perhapssheisdreamingofaplacemorelikeheavenandconsideringdeathasabetterstatethanlife.WhenMorereferencesJesusChrist,thisshowsthatshehopesthatheappreciatedhisownlifeevenafterhesacrificedhimself.ShementionsthatHeremybestdutiesaredefiledwithsinshowingthatsheisnotatpeacewithherselfinhercurrentplace.Throughoutthepoem,thereaderbecomesmoreawareofhersubtlesuggestionthatherdesireddreamplaceisheaven.Thishastheabilitytodepressthereaderastheyhopetheyneverbeinthatsituation.ThisisalsoacharacteristicofromanticismlustforatimebetterthantheirowntimewhichMorebelievesistheafterlifeinheaven.AgnesStrickland(August19,1796July8,1874)TheButterflysFirstFlighthttp://allpoetry.com/poem/8604431TheButterflysFirstFlightbyAgnesStricklandThouhastburstfromthyprison,Brightchildoftheair,LikeaspiritjustrisenFromitsmansionofcare.ThouartjoyouslywingingThyfirstardentflight,WherethegaylarkissingingHernotesofdelight.WherethesunbeamsarethrowingTheirgloriesonthine,TillthycoloursareglowingWithtintsmoredivine.ThentastingnewpleasureInsummer'sgreenbowers,ReposingatleisureOnfreshopen'dflowersOr,delightedtohoverAroundthemtoseeWhosecharms,airyrover,BloomsweetestfortheeAndfondlyexhaling

TheirfragrancetilldayFromthybrighteyeisfailingAndfadingawayThenseekingsomeblossomWhichlookstothewest,ThoudostfindinitsbosomSweetshelterandrestAndtheredostbetaketheeTilldarknessiso'er,AndthesunbeamsawaketheeTopleasureoncemore.SThespeakerofthispoemisAgnesStrickland.OTheauthorisdescribingabutterflyandthepointatwhichithatchedoutofitscocoonduringspring.Apossiblereasonastowhytheauthorisdescribingthisisbecausesheismesmerizedbyitsbeauty.ATheaudienceismostlikelytobeofpeoplewhoappreciatenaturesbeauty.Itcanbeassumedthattheaudienceisveryeducatedandaristocratic,muchlikethatofthepeopleduringtheRomanticerawhohadlotsoftimetospendoutdoorsinthenature.PThereasonbehindthetextistoworshipthebeautyofthebutterflyasittakesitsfirstflightintothegreatmightyworld.Itallowstheaudiencetoseethebutterflyasaelegantyettoughatthesametime,travelinginaworldwithmanydangers.SThegeneraltopicwithinthispoemisthebeautyofabutterfly.TTheattitudethatthewriterexpressesisoneofobjectivityandwonder.Itdepictsthebutterflysreleaseintothevastworldofnature.ThispoetisrepresentativeoftheRomanticsensibilitybecausethisitseekstodescribenatureatitsbest.inthisparticularpoem,itplacesavividemphasisonthebirthofabutterflyasitevolvesfromitscocoon.Itinvokesanemotionofaweandamazement.Theauthorallowstheaudiencetofullyappreciatethebutterflysmajesticbeautyasitshowsthebutterflysflight.Theauthorisabletoallowtoaudiencethegraspthewondersofthebutterfly.Becauseofthismagnificentbutterfly,theaudiencecansensethattheauthormaybegoingthroughsomesortofbildingsromanastheglorificationoftheindividualisoneoftheelementsinromanticliterature.Theauthorobviouslywantsthereaderstoappreciatenatureasitisandexpressesitbydescribingabutterflyslifespan.Apossibleperspectivethatonemayseeoftheauthoristhatshebelievesthatsheisinaprisonherselfandtheonlywayshecanachievecomfortisbygettingout,muchlikethebutterflygotoutofthecocoon.CharlotteSmith(May41749October281806)Eveninghttp://www.poemhunter.com/poem/evening39/OH!soothinghour,whenglowingday,

Lowinthewesternwavedeclines,Andvillagemurmursdieaway,AndbrightthevesperplanetshinesIlovetohearthegaleofEvenBreathingalongthenewleaf'dcopse,AndfeelthefresheningdewofHeaven,Fallsilentlyinlimpiddrops.For,likeafriend'sconsolingsighs,ThatbreezeofnighttomeappearsAnd,assoftdewfromPity'seyes,Descendthosepurecelestialtears.Alas!forthosewholonghaveborne,Likeme,aheartbysorrowriven,Who,buttheplaintivewinds,willmourn,Whattearswillfall,butthoseofHeaven?Title:Thetitleisratherblandandsimple,itcanbeinferredthatthepoemwillbeaboutnightfallanddarkness.Paraphrase:CharlotteSmithbeginsEveningbydescribingthesunsetandthecitizensofthetowndriftingbackintotheirhomes.Shedescribesthemoonrisingintotheskyshiningandvivid.Shestatesthatherheartisfilledwithsorrowandasksforsomeonetosharehersorrow.Connotation:Thepoemitselfisfilledtothebrimwithfigurativelanguage.Theauthordescribestheeveningbreezeasafriendsconsolingsighs.Thissuggeststhatthebreezeissimilartoafriendintermsofcomfortandsympathy.Attitude:Thetoneinthebeginningisrathercalm,smoothandrelaxed.Thetonethenshiftsintothatofsorrow,lonelinessandsadness.Somethingismakingtheauthorsad,butitisnotknown.Shift:Thefirststanzaiscalm,secondstanzatonebecomessadandlonely.However,therearenoindicationsoftoneshiftsthroughwords,justexpressions.Theseparationofstanzasidentifiedthetoneshift.Title:Myinitialinterpretationwasaccurateasitdescribedtheevening.Thepoemdealtwithsadness,sorrowandlonelinessaswell.Theme:Thepoetissuggestingthatnightfallcanbecomelonely,butthewindkeepsonecompany,comfortingandsympathizing.Thispoemdepictsromanticsensibilitybecauseitvividlyportraysthearrivalofnightfallandtheelementsofnature,wind,thatkeepsalonelysoulcompany.Romanticismisoftendefinedasturningtowardonesinnerselfandawayfromindustrialization.Romanticsensibilityistoturntowardimaginationandnature,thiscanbeseeninthepoemastheauthorusesherimaginationtoseethewindasacompanion,butthewinditselfispartofnature.Romanticisminvolvesviewingnatureastransformation,theauthorisobviouslytransformedbythewindsconsolingfeel.Figurativelanguageisusedthroughouttheentirepoemtodepictthemanyevents,suchasthenightbreezecomparedtoafriendsconsolingsigh.Theeveningsymbolizesatimeofgreatdarknessandlonelinessthatcannotbeescaped.Thereisnoonethatyoucanruntotoopenup

youremotionstointhenight.Onlynatureandspecificallythenightbreezewillbeabletoconsoleonestroubles.Atnight,thedarknessoftheeveningwillshadowthemind,bothgoodandbadthoughts.Thepoemitselfisratherdescriptiveoftheeveningandthefeelingsaroundher.Theauthordoesafantasticjobinrepresentingtheromanticerawithromanticsensibility.