Iqbal and Wordsworth have written verses for humanity to sooth its bleeding heart. And in this nuclear age the importance of their verses have increased many folds. Both the poets believe that nature is the only source which can provide peace and harmony to men in this nuclear age. The beauty of nature can remind man it’s true nature which it had received from its forefathers, who lived in peace and harmony in this world. The thought and message of Iqbal and Wordsworth is for all ages. Both the poets craved for the betterment of humanity. Man, according to them, has buried his heart with greed and hatred. He has forget the lessons which taught him to love humanity, share love for mankind, work for the welfare of humanity; he was a peace ambassador and could save humanity at the cost of his own life. In this nuclear age the importance of love for the mankind and the responsibility of sharing it has increased to great extent. This planet of ours has become unfit for peaceful living, everywhere blood is being spilled for material gains and to satiate the soul of devil. This paper will prove that the importance and relevance of both the poets have increased multiple times in this nuclear age. Key words: Nature, Nuclear age, Scientific laboratory, Man, Peace …show more content…
Both the poets crave for the betterment of humanity. Man according to them has buried his heart with hatred. He has forget his lessons which taught him to love humanity, share love for mankind, work for the welfare of humanity, be peace ambassador and save humanity at the cost of his own life. In this nuclear age the importance of love for the mankind and the responsibility to share it; is very crucial and important. This planet of ours has become unfit for peaceful living; everywhere blood is spilling for material gains and to satiate the soul of devil. Iqbal 's heart is throbbing for the welfare of humanity and he writes in the ‘Picture of
Theoretical Physicist Albert Einstein says, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Essayist John Muir and Poet William Wordsworth both had one thing in common; they saw the beauty of nature and the correlation it had with life and they rejoiced in it. While John Muir revealed his strong, spiritual relationship with nature. On the other hand, William Wordsworth’s colorless and tedious outlook on the world is enlivened by nature in his poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
Human beings are all individually incredibly unique. This uniqueness is apparent in every experience of a person’s life, but it is the cycle of these unique experiences that connects all human beings. This cycle is defined as the human condition. Furthermore, this cycle is a series of inevitable life aspects that makes up a human being; two of the most obvious being growth and conflict. Within the human condition, growth cannot exist without conflict and conflict cannot exist without growth.
“Different Authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate”(John Green).Authors Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman who lived and expressed Themselves through Poetry and Writing during the realism era, convey different style characteristics, write in very different ways and connect to their audiences through very different ways. Both authors have very contrasting writing, although both differences and similarities are discovered by such characteristics. The writing of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman shows many similarities and many differences through their backgrounds and themes, and the way both aspects affect their writing. Walt Whitman experienced a very different upbringing,
Compare and contrast essay The two sets of poems share the same topic which is living through war, but they have different tones, diction, settings and symbols. Poetry set one views war as a way of gaining honor while set two claims that it’s a waste of lives and all these opposing ideas are due to the different timeline. Tone and diction are one of the most important elements in poetry, because tone is the general character or attitude of a place in a piece of writing, while diction is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. They can be simply differentiated in general terms as the way or style of speech of a person and the different pitches expressed due to the different emotions being experienced by him/her during speaking which I will go further in detail by the end of this essay.
The narrator’s changing understanding of the inevitability of death across the two sections of the poem illustrates the dynamic and contrasting nature of the human
Although his work received heavy criticism for conspiring against the industrial progress, he made a valid point concerning the mistakes humanity was making by turning away from nature. From beginning to end, Wordsworth used meticulous details to convey meaning and argue his point. At this time, it may be crucial for society to wonder, is the world too much with us or are we not enough with the
These images show Wordsworth’s relationship with nature because he personifies this flower allowing him to relate it and become one with nature.
The lyrical style of each these poems, along with their subject matter, help to suggest that in the midst of the suppression of our natural human rights (as suggested by philosophers like John Locke), we are to make our “song” known by practicing love in both our lives and the rest
Worksheet #5 Mohandas K Gandhi argues that nonviolence is the path for a long term solution and for reaching our goal. He also explains civilization as not a benefit but instead a disaster and dangerous, that it builds laziness and hard work for the low class. He further explains that one side benefits in a greedy matter but the other side is left bare. Additionally, Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes the difference between cheap grace and costly grace.
This poem also comments on societies attitude towards the unemployed and people in a bad situation. It comments on societies apathy to bad situations experienced by others and disgust of disadvantaged and poor people. The poem reads like a list of all the things the person is supposed to follow, "eat with
Comparative Essay How can different perceptions about one topic be expressed in poetry? The main theme that the two sets of poems convey is war, but it’s expressed in different point of views through the use of diction that builds tone. The tones of these poems play a big role in conveying the differences between the different eras that these poems are written in, and shows how societies have changed from the Victorian era till the time of World War I. The diction and tone in Borden and Owen’s poems is so much different than the diction and tone in Lovelace and Tennyson’s poems due to different perspectives and point of views. In all four poems the main idea is war, but each set conveys a perspective of war, a positive perspective
Leilah Smith Dr. Cothren English II G March 1, 2018 Behind the Scenes: The Blissfulness of Nature Nature is a pure and natural source of renewal, according to Romantics who frequently emphasized the glory and beauty of nature throughout the Romantic period. Poets, artists, writers, and philosophers all believe the natural world can provide healthy emotions and morals. William Wordsworth, a notorious Romantic poet, circles many of his poems around nature and its power including his “The World is Too Much With Us” and “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.”
However there is a deeper connection between romanticism and nature all together. Many poets consider nature as the source of human ideas and emotions. “Henry David Thoreau says a poet who lived in a cabin on Walden Pond for two years, believed that people were meant to live in the world of nature”. Although the work of nature is characterized by search for self or identity, the poet William Wordsworth getting inspiration from Coleridge and nature wrote of the deeper emotions. Romanticism and nature are connected because the artists and philosophers of the romantic period romanticized the beauty of nature, and the power of the natural world.
He forgets all his inevitable and depressing and sorrowful conditions in the delightful company of nature. It also developed man’s sense of beauty. It fills man’s heart with heavenly pleasure with he can’t get anywhere under the sun. In the presence of nature a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Every bit of alternation in the atmosphere in nature gives man happiness.
“Report to Wordsworth” by Boey Kim Cheng and “Lament” by Gillian Clarke are the two poems I am exploring in this essay, specifically on how the common theme of human destruction of nature is presented. In “Report to Wordsworth”, Cheng explores the damage of nature caused by humans and man’s reckless attitude towards this. In “Lament”, the idea of the damage of oceans from the Gulf War is explored. In “Report to Wordsworth”, Boey Kim Cheng explores the theme of human destruction of nature as a response to William Wordsworth, an romantic poet who celebrated nature’s beauty in his poetry.