The Sun Has Long Been Set
The sun has long been set,
The stars are out by twos and threes,
The little birds are piping yet
Among the bushes and trees;
There's a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes,
And a far-off wind that rushes,
And a sound of water that gushes,
And the cuckoo's sovereign cry
Fills all the hollow of the sky.
Who would "go parading"
In London, "and masquerading,"
On such a night of June
With that beautiful soft half-moon,
And all these innocent blisses?
On such a night as this is!
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Who wrote the poem "To the Skylark"?
William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850)
William Wordsworth was an English poet who pioneered the Romantic Movement with his close friend and fellow poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He famously defined poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.” Using the ordinary language “really used by men,” he wrote beautiful poetry with sweet imagery, often based around the natural world. He suffered from depression, which was reflected in somber undertones in his poems. He was the Poet Laureate for Queen Victoria from 1843 until his death from pleurisy in 1850.
"The Solitary Reaper" explanation
In the poem, the speaker contrasts the
serene beauty of a rural evening with the artificiality of city life. The
sensory language immerses the reader in the tranquil scene, while the critique
of "parading" and "masquerading" in London reflects the
poet's preference for the simplicity and purity of nature, embodying his
Romantic ideals.
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