Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Beauty of Nostalgia


I think that the most resounding element of this poem is the reality of nostalgia. Personally, I feel as if every time I look back at something through the filter of time, even if it was bad, I can see it with a somewhat positive mindset. In "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey" we are reminded of the beauty of the romantic period through the reminiscence of Wordsworth. The imagery in this poem paints a picture that completely immerses the reader into the setting of the poem, and just like someone looking back on a memory, I felt as if I was looking through a filter at Tintern Abbey, and it was beautiful. Everything because more clear when you are able to visualize it from the distance. 

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