William Wordsworth's Effects Of Romanticism In The Works Of William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth Romanticism is probably one of the largest poetic movements of the 1700’s, and the effects of romanticism in poetry can be seen in the poetry of the late 1700’s to the 1800’s, and can still be seen in the poetry of today. Romanticism can be seen in poetry from different countries. Many poets from different walks of life, and many poets who have very different backgrounds are considered Romantic poets. According to Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, William Wordsworth was “the greatest and most influential of England’s romantic poets”. With Romanticism being so influential across different time periods among different authors, William Wordsworth was one of the greatest poets of Romanticism at its peak. This brings up the question of what makes Wordsworth so influential. Wordsworth wrote a lot about the things in his life, which means that Wordsworth’s life was a big factor in his poetry. William Wordsworth was greatly influenced by the events and people in his life, which led him to write some of the most influential poetry of the Romanticism movement. William Wordsworth was born on April 7, …show more content…
Wordsworth’s love of nature shows throughout his poetry, and can be seen in the way he wrote poetry specifically about it, as well as the way that he related events in his life to things in nature. Wordsworth and his poetry was also affected by events in his life, such as his involvement in the French Revolution, and the deaths of two of his children, as well as the death of his mother. Wordsworth’s friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge influenced his poetry as well. Wordsworth was also influenced by the poetry of Shakespeare and Milton. All of these things influenced the poetry of William Wordsworth, which is now seen as some of the greatest poetry of the Romantic