Scan barcode
jdrags's review against another edition
3.0
poems were very very hit or miss for me. some definitely need a couple more rereads to understand but others i think were just not good? i dont know. i love romantic era poetry and lyrical ballads is a keystone collection, but i expected more.
franchenstein's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
It's interesting how modern the romantic poetry sounds. Yes, there's a bit more rhyme and metric, the language sounds old, but the structure still strucks as modern. Most of the poems were very narrative, with a focus on the emotional world of their characters. The lush descriptions of nature also resound to a modern audience worried about what we will lose as climate disaster approaches.
isabellajcast's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
truly amazing so glad i read. fav poem was probably "Seven"
devilmann69's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
4.25
kerry2046's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely loved Coleridge's poems in this collection but Wordsworths were not all that good to me. I love the romantic poets, their work is amazing.... Keats, Shelley, Byron and I think Coleridge actually deserved to have more space in their collaborative collection but, Alas! WOrdsworth was a selfish old goat who even told Keats that his (superior) poetry was rubbish. Wordsworth struggled being overshadowed and the believed himself above all other poets when in fact, I found Coleridge's Rime of the Ancyent Marinere and three other contributions bizarre and mystifying and far more intriguing than the majority of Wordsworth's poems. Not to say that I dislike all works of Wordsworth, he is one of the early romantics and influenced the greats. Some of his poems are brilliant like Harry Gill and Goody Blake but they did not all have the draw or charm of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's work.
bareruinedchoirs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
louholdenx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
athenidel's review against another edition
4.0
I actually really enjoyed this poems more than I thought I would. Especially Tintern Abbey (a beautiful poem).
Romanticism isn't really my favourite area of poetry, but this definitely makes me want to explore more of Wordsworth's work!
Romanticism isn't really my favourite area of poetry, but this definitely makes me want to explore more of Wordsworth's work!
sarahdenn27's review against another edition
3.0
Not a huge poetry fan but Wordsworth is really good and a classic that obviously had to be read.