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It is a Beauteous Evening By William Wordsworth - Summary

A beautiful sonnet written by William Wordsworth, leader of the Romantic Movement along with S.T Coleridge in Britain founded the movement in 1798. Again in this poem too, we can highlight the poet’s admiring and praise of nature and common things. In the poem, there is a description of him taking a walk in the evening over the ocean with Caroline, his daughter with Annette Valon with whom he had a relationship while residing in France during (French) Revolution in 1792. The poet describes the evening as a beautiful, calm and free from any hassle. He personifies the time as “nun/ Breathless with adoration” and symbolizing it as a beauty and divine. The sun is setting down in a calm way. He says listen to the awakening of mighty being, here he is pointing to the ocean tides which with its strong force and motion create a sound like thunder endless times. Up to this point, we were unaware about his companion who walks with him, his daughter Caroline to whom he addressed as “Dear chi

The Solitary Reaper By William Wordsworth - Summary

This poem is written by William Wordsworth, the leader of the Romantic Movement launched with S.T Coleridge with their Lyrical Ballads  in 1798 in Britain.  Through this poem, readers come to know about Wordsworth’s love for nature and its entities.  In this poem, the poet briefs a lonely young girl who is working as a harvester in a field situated at an area of high or mountainous land, the mountainous part of Scotland.  At the same time, she sings her beautiful song and poet is mesmerized with her song. The poet saw the young girl, reaping the crop lonely in the field. Alongside she is singing a song, the poet urges passers-by to either stop or pass silently through the place. The girl works alone in the field and reciting a song filled with sadness and grief. The whole valley is echoed with her song. There is no nightingale who can chant with such exquisiteness than her.  Her voice is a welcome note to all those tired travellers who took shade in the harsh Arabian sands. Her v