I watch one flutter by,
Golden wings ablaze.
Can those firey wings
hold up my intense gaze?
Settling on petals,
Soft like my cheek.
There it starts a trail of life,
One not for the meek.
"To a Butterfly" by William Wordsworth is a lyric poem that expresses the speaker's admiration and wonder for the delicate and carefree nature of a butterfly. It captures the transient beauty and ethereal quality of the natural world through vivid imagery and emotional language.
It's talking about someone who has nothing going right for them, but they found somebody and fall in love with them. They fall completely in love with this "angel". The "angel" dies.
"A Night-Piece" by William Wordsworth is a lyrical ballad poem, blending elements of lyrical and narrative styles. It explores themes of nature, solitude, and spirituality, often found in Wordsworth's Romantic poetry.
In the poem "A Character" by William Wordsworth, he predominantly used iambic tetrameter feet, consisting of four iambs per line. This consistent meter creates a rhythmic and flowing quality to the poem.
sonnet
Romantic type of poem.
A dirge is a type of poem, or piece of music.
William Wordsworth is best known for writing poetry, particularly romantic poetry influenced by nature and everyday life. He often explored themes of nature, beauty, and the human experience in his poems.
The poem 'The Tiger' is by William Blake (1757-1827)
It is not a poem. It is a quote from the play 'A Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare.
Sonnet (Shakesperean sonnets)
"Daffodils" by William Wordsworth is a lyric poem. It is known for its focus on nature, the expression of intense personal feelings, and its musical rhythm. The poem describes a personal experience of the poet and his emotional response to nature.
The type of rhyme used in this excerpt from Yeats's poem is an end rhyme.
William Carlos Williams' poem "This Is Just To Say" is a short confessional poem written in free verse. It conveys a sincere, apologetic tone as the speaker confesses to eating plums that were likely meant for someone else. The poem is known for its simplicity and honesty.