Romantic Expressivism And Humanism - 1781 Words

Summative Assessment â€Å"Romantic Expressivism† states the feeling or the self-realization of what is upheld in original values. The way we describe the world around us is not going to be the same as other people’s thoughts. Giving an ethical standard of what the world around us is, becomes a way to use expressivism to explain certain occurrences that can show a deeper meaning than morality. Poems such as â€Å"Tintern Abbey† â€Å"Ode to a Grecian Urn† and â€Å"Ode to a Nightingale† are written in the period when Romantic Expressivism was the understanding of the universe. A Romantic poets’ insight comes from the vision that they originally express as well as their views of the cosmos. The authors behind these poems write in such a style that†¦show more content†¦A poem by William Wordsworth, â€Å"Tintern Abbey†, pushes forth to a concept of an expressivist view or idea that embodies the new movement of Romantics. John Ke ats, â€Å"Ode to a Grecian Urn† and â€Å"Ode to a Nightingale† also contains the original thought of the universe and gives a certain truth that serves as an insight into the mind of those who wrote during this time period. â€Å"Tintern Abbey† entails deeply into nature, and the reoccurrence of a past life. Wordsworth had visited the Tintern Abbey before, and returns five years late while he is on tour. From the opening phrase, we can detect a hint of laboriousness, even a potential tedium. (Fairer 179) Moving more into his writing, he goes deeper into his meaning using sensual language: The landscape with the quiet of the sky. The day is come when I again repose Here, under this dark sycamore, and view These plots of cottage-ground, these orchard-tufts (Wordsworth 289, Line 8-11) This short excerpt from his poem recalled his past and present time in viewing the Abbey and signifies a true feeling of love or excitement to return to a memory that brings about this setting of tranquility. Repetition in the sense of a reoccurring state of mind can suggest how time takes its toll. (Fairer 179) From