of Masterpieces were the Preludes, these books consisted of 14 books, that contains some of the most wonderful poems ever existed. For these accomplishments Wordsworth received honors of being known as an innovator of romantic poetry, and his skills as a writer made his poems flow like water, and breeze like wind.For all of Wordsworth’s accomplishments, many critics have written about his work, they cherish his writing as much as he did himself. Wordsworth was one of a kind, he was in a world of his own. No one at the time perhaps expect Byron matched his genius. This Critic is Henry Reed, he put his efforts into the poem “Intimations of Immortality”, one of the best known poems written by Wordsworth.Intimations of Immortality (1803-6)“It is for every one who takes thought of the deep things of his nature, the mysteries of his being, memories of early innocence and yearning for eternity, that Wordsworth struck his lofty lyric the most sublime ode in this and, perhaps, and language, on the birth-the life-the undying destiny of the soul of man.”(Tucker, 185)-Henry Reed, 1850-55, Lectures on English literature. From Chaucer to Tennyson, p.33What Reed is saying here is that in the poem “ Intimation of Immortality”, Wordsworth’s use of nature mixed with his emotions and his undying yearn of eternity, has made this poem touch the soul of a man. “Ode to Intimations of Immortality” tells a tale of nature and how it affects a person’s well being and emotions, Wordsworth writes, “Now, while the birds thus sing a joyous song, and while the young lambs bound. As to the tabor’s sound, To me alone there came a thought of grief: A timely utterance gave that thought relief, and I again am strong.” This strongly supports what Reed said, where by it seems that the mood of the writer changed as his surroundings changed, whether for good or bad. Henry Wadsworth Long...
