On the Themes of Innocence and Resolution—A study of Wordsworth's We Are Seven and Resolution and Independence

摘要

As a leading figure of the romantic poetry,Wordsworth has a deep love for nature and this special love further leads his love for common working people as they live in nature and they are the closest to nature.As a result,the sources of his poetry often come from ordinary people's life and his poems in turn encourage common people to face misfortune and overcome hardships of life.In his We Are Seven,the poet demonstrates different attitudes towards death between a sophisticated adult and an innocent child,expressing the idea that being innocent can help people understand death in a natural way;in Resolution and Independence,the poor old man's strong resolution and firm mind give the poet great power and courage to face hardships of life.The themes of these two poems—innocence and resolution reveal Wordsworth's response to death and hardships of life.