The woods and emotions // Emma Kate Patterson

 In Wordsworth's poem he conveys how the woods and wilderness in the middle of the summer affected his emotions and made him feel. The woods were barren as though it were winter and the emotions conveyed match this season.He speaks of the hedges as though they are barren and the leaves have fallen off. He says that the hedges are barre woods. He also speaks of smoke coming from the trees. This is a sign of winter in that it is a sign of a fire. The winter season is typically a symbol of loneliness and sadness. This poem portrays these emotions through its diction. Wordswoth uses words such as silence, uncertain, houseless hermit, and alone within the first stanza which creates a sad and lonely mood. H talks about how the woods are houseless and how hermits live in the caves. A hermit is a lonely person so therefor when he talks about a hermit in the caves it creates a lonely and sad mood. He also states," That on a wild secluded scene impress/ Thoughts of more deep seclusion;" This is proof of a lonely and sad mood throughout the first stanza. Overall the first stanza's mood is affected by the season and setting of the poem. Both the setting of the woods and the season of winter create a sad and lonely mood throughout the first stanza.


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  1. Song WhittingtonOctober 18, 2021 at 9:12 PM

    Ok but you are 100% right on this, in my opinion. Wordsworth really does set the mood as sad and lonely with all of his descriptions. I wonder what he was going through at the time.

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  2. Hailey WalshOctober 18, 2021 at 10:01 PM

    Hey Emma, great observation! His imagery definitely draws the reader to a sense of reflection. His tone is very contemplative and serene.

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  3. Emily ThullesenOctober 18, 2021 at 11:57 PM

    Great post! I definitely noticed this while reading as well. I thought Wordsworth incorporated imagery in a very effective way, but it was even more impressive to me how emotionally evoking his descriptions were in regards to the concepts of change and loss. This is definitely an interesting topic.

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