How The American Transcendentalism? How Did They Regard The Role Of Nature

1. Nature is a key motif in romantic poetry. How does Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” illustrate this fact?
According to chapter 28, “Tintern Abbey” set forth three of the key motifs of nineteenth-century romanticism: the redemptive power of nature, the idea of nature’s sympathy with humankind, and the view that one who is close to nature is close to God.
2. What does the wind represent in Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”?
In “Ode to the West Wind” the wind represent a symbol of creativity. In the last stanza, he compares the poet to a lyre, whose “mighty harmonies,” stirred by the wind of creativity, will awaken the world.
3. Who were the American transcendentalists? How did they regard the role of nature in human life?
American transcendentalists were English Puritans. They regard the role of nature in human life by rejecting the material excesses of advancing industrialization. They adopt the ideal of a “universal brotherhood” shared by humanity, nature, and God.

What did Thoreau mean by “the indescribable innocence” of nature?
The meaning of “the indescribable innocence” of nature is simplicity. People do not need much and people can be happy with a small simple things from the nature such as the sun, wind, and rain.
5. What is free verse? Cite an example from Chapter 27.
Free verse is poetry based on irregular rhythmic patterns rather than on the conventional use of meter. For example, “Song of Myself” line 1:
I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall