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Essay Archive - Elements of Romanticism in Wordsworth's "London, 1802" and Blake's "The Lamb"
Elements of Romanticism in Wordsworth's "London, 1802" and Blake's "The
Lamb"
The sonnet "London, 1802" written by William Wordsworth, and "The
Lamb" written by William Blake both contain elements of Romanticism. Both
of the poems clearly follow a structure similar to Abrams' Romantic formula,
which is composed of a realistic setting, visionary experience, and return
to a setting with insight. Both "London, 1802" and "The Lamb" are composed
of the above elements yet they differ in their approach to each element.
Each poem has its uniqu....
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