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William Wordsworth as a Romantic Poet

The romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770–1850) is regarded as one of the central figures of the Romantic movement in English literature.

Geoffrey Chaucer’s legacy as a poet transcends time and continues to shape the landscape of English literature.

“The Knight’s Tale” is one of the most celebrated stories within Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”.

Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” provides a summary of a diverse group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury Cathedral.

Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the “Father of English Literature”. He was a medieval English poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat.

In many of his poems, the poet William Blake presents a mystic perspective that goes beyond the limits of the physical world.

The poetry of William Blake fulfils all or some of the characteristics of romantic poetry, therefore, we may call him a romantic poet.

Robert Frost gives an explanation of loss, grief and the transient nature of life in each line of his poem “Bereft”.

In his poem “Blackberry-Picking”, Seamus Heaney creates an in-depth analysis of nature, mortality, and the fleeting nature of human desire.

In his poem ‘Digging’, Seamus Heaney creates a powerful analysis of family, identity, and the relationship between the past and the present.