Romantic Themes and Images Used By William Wordsworth.

Romantic literature, like other genres, shares similar literary elements that unify a certain style of poetry. William Wordsworth, a Romantic poet, used images of nature along with themes of idealism expressed with emotion in his poetry. These elements that Wordsworth used were very typical of other Romantic work's themes and images. Without Wordsworth's use of them, his poetry would have a completely different effect. One element in Romantic literature that is very prevalent is images …

…Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey." In "The World is Too Much With Us" he uses the poem to tell the readers that there is a better or ideal way to live life, a major theme in Romantic literature. Lastly in Wordsworth poems "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" and "Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known" they are written with emotion and feeling rather than in a more reserved and formal fashion.