Themes And Imagery In Selected Romantic Poems

This study is set out to analyze the themes and use of imagery of the Romantic period in William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” and “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” and William Blake’s “London” and “The Garden of Love”. The purpose is to enlighten readers on the need for the return of man back to nature as the means for correcting a decaying society. The Romantic theory is adopted for the analysis of this study. The result is that the themes and use of imagery is the best in correcting the ills in the society.

 

CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

CERTIFICATION

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY

JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

REFERENCES

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

REFERENCES

CHAPTER THREE

ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’S

“I THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US” AND “I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD”

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CHAPTER FOUR

ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S

“LONDON” AND “THE GARDEN OF LOVE”

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CHAPTER FIVE

FINDNGS, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY