1. 1A1 English William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

2. William Wordsworth romantic An English romantic poet. He wrote Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems, with another man – Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Many believe that the publication of this book marks the beginning of the ROMANTIC PERIOD – a time when some poets began to draw inspiration from nature and celebrate it in their work.

3. What is Romanticism? A style of literature. Emphasises passion, imagination and inspiration. Supports expression of emotions.

4. What is Romanticism? Most of the writers who belonged to the romantic movement disliked the world in which they lived – commercial, mechanised and standardised. Why? What was going on in England around this time? Romantics wanted to escape from society and focus on other things – including nature and the lives of ordinary men.

5. William Wordsworth Nature is a central theme in “The Daffodils”. Wordsworth’s poems are often praised for their description of nature. Sights and sounds of nature sometimes linked to spirituality in his poems.

6. William Wordsworth 1770: Born in Cumbria. 1778: Mother passes away. 1783: Father passes away. Relatives supported his education.

7. William Wordsworth 1787-1791: Studied in Cambridge University. Witnessed the French Revolution first hand while travelling in that country. 1795: Met Coleridge. 1798: Lyrical Ballads appears. Continued to write throughout the first half of the 19 th Century – “The Daffodils” is one of his most famous poems. It was inspired by nature and is a celebration of it.

8. William Wordsworth 1843: Queen Victoria appointed him poet laureate. William Wordsworth “believed we learn more by communicating with nature than by reading books” (World Book Encyclopaedias).