Do you consider Wordsworth’s poetry optimistic or pessimistic or some combination of the two?
Wordsworth the masterful English romanticism poet knows how to play with the words, which makes it harder for readers to interpret if his poem are flowing toward optimism or pessimism. For instance, the first two lines of “Tintern Abbey” seem and mean to be pessimistic. It is phrased as the poet is complaining about the life and long seasons. However, it becomes more clear in the later lines which the poem is mostly flowed toward optimism and the poet is praising the beauty of nature. In my perception Wordsworth’s poetry is optimistic. However, the definition of the words in a poem are meant to be different based on every individual’s interpretation.