Who is William Wordsworth?

            William Wordsworth, one of the most important and revolutionary poets of the English romantic movement. Also the worlds greatest nature poets. Mathew Arnold, a critic, said, "Wordsworth's poetry os great because of the extraordinary power in which he feels the joy offered to us in nature.and because of the power in which he shows us this joy and renders it." William Wordsworth was born on April 7,1770. In Cockermouth, West Cumberland which is located in the northern part of England's Lake District. This specific area is known for the splendor of its natural landscape. Hawkshead Grammar School was the school the Wordsworth attended to. Before attending this school William had the unfortunate luck to lose his mother. That was a dramatic experience for Wordsworth due to fact that he was only eight years old. While attending this grammar school Wordsworth was staying on the household of Ann Tyson who allowed him the freedom to roam around the countryside. This freedom that he had came in handy. While Wordsworth would roam he began to get in touch with nature, which led to, "A deep affinity and love for nature and acquired vivid and lasting memories that later became the basis for some of his best poems." William Taylor, Wordsworth schoolmaster, encouraged his voracious reading. 1787 Wordsworth entered St. Johns College, Cambridge and many of the lecture and examinations. At this college bored Wordsworth which forced him to leave that college.

             Wordsworth had much love for nature. In most of his poems he shows feeling that he has for nature. Wordsworth believes that, " nature should aid us to go out of ourselves, to broaden our feelings by meditation." In most of his Nature poems they would be like, "Preaching the religion of nature." William would get fascinated by the feeling that nature would give him. In Wordsworth Nature poems he speaks of past experiences, of places he had visited and the places he had lived .

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