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Michael by William Wordsworth - Coggle Diagram
Michael by William Wordsworth
The subject matter of the poem, Micheal, was from a working class
Opening paragraph is about nature
Direct pronouns targeted at the readers
The main speaker guides the readers along the path as he describes the paths
"you turn your steps"
How nature is described: tumultuous, pastoral, boisterous, struggling heap, unenriched, solitude, keen, intense, frugal
the energy level in terms of the description decreases as you read further down the poem
A story—unenriched with strange events,
Yet not unfit, I deem, for the fireside,
referring to Micheal's story
domestic tales?
"homely and rude"
subject matter lacks sophistication and that is a deliberate choice of the subject
[reflection of the deliberate choice]
"careless of books"
Careless would imply that he has the opportunity but didn't mind to offer himself education
Pastoral
= grazing and keeping of cattle
Could also be a genre. It was there before the Romantics, they had just adapted to it
Society of shepherds (free of corruption) Alluding to contemporary problems in a rustic setting
Wordsworth creates the figure of Micheal as he introduces realism
connecting the wind with music --> "bagpipers"
Iambic pentameter
fits with the subject of matter
Personification of nature:
"the storm, that drives ... summoned him
... That came to him, and left him"
"‘The winds are now devising work for me!"
"Of hardship, skill or courage, joy or fear; Which, like a book, preserved the memory"
journaling, recording, history, memories, educated, knowledgeable, literate,
Wordsworth could be mocking the shepherd who is illiterate and uneducated.
Michael's experiences and life stories makes up for his lack of educated
"The certainty of honourable gain"
Wordsworth respects Micheal and presents him in a good light. Micheal is presented as a man of morals and not materialistic.
Helpmate = his wife
Micheal took on his brother's debt and the shock was so great that it "took more hope out of his life ... have lost"
Luke's timeline:
Just born: