Romanticism: Entrance To A Wood

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Romanticism: Entrance To A Wood

Essay-Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood
Romanticism is a revolt against rationalism. The poets and authors of this time wrote about God, religion, and Beauty in nature. The romantics held a conviction that imagination and emotion are superior to reason. One such author is William Cullen Bryant, he wrote the poem Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood. This poem uses many literary devices, and has a strong message to portray to the reader.
The poem Inscription for the Entrance to a Woods is to show how nature is the answer. Nature will help solve your problems. An example of this is at the end of the poem when it says how the cool wind shall come to thee and give its light embrace. Bryant calls out to stranger, meaning everybody. In addition, telling us that the world is a miserable place filled with crimes, and by looking to nature; the woods, you can escape the realities. In this poem, there is a conflict. It is between man and himself. The thing that can solve the conflict is the woods. The woods are the answer to his problems.
This poem is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It is blank verse. Although it doesnt rhyme, each line relates to the one before it. The tone of the poet changes throughout he poem. At first it is sad. Bryant uses words such as guilt, misery, sorrow, and crimes to explain the world. Than when he begins explaining how the woods are the answer to your problems, the tone becomes happy. In th...

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