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Samuel Coleridge's "Frost At Midnight" - Papers Online

Samuel Coleridge's "Frost At Midnight"

In the poem, "Frost at Midnight," Samuel Coleridge uses his
creative imagery and fascination with nature to create a beautiful picture
of the gifts God has given him and us. He uses a style of prose, which has
no particular rhyme or meter. This could be used to help convey his
meaning in a more storylike way. The poem is broken down into four
paragraphs of varying length and all, primarily, deal with nature.
The poem starts out in a slow and somber mood as he talks about the
peacefulness and beauty of nature. He uses many words and phrases to
emphasize this particular mood, such as, "peacefully", "inaudible as
dreams", "Tis calm indeed", and "my low-burnt fire." In this ...

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to see the stranger's face."
Though his mood begins to change there still is a calm and somber feeling.
In paragraph three, Colridge is holding his son, while appreciating
nature and what it will give to his child, "it thrills my heart with tender
gladness, thus to look at thee, and think that thou shalt learn for other
lore…" He also shows his appreciation of God and what he has given us.
This is the first paragraph where I felt he showed consistent happiness and
a faster-paced mood.
Coleridge concludes his poem by showing his appreciation for all
aspects of nature, not just the winter, "Therefore all seasons shall be
sweet to thee." He makes a reference to every season of the year and
points out a beautiful aspect of each. Though the last paragraph makes
these references, clearly, winter is the overall underlying theme of this
poem. ...

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Added: 3/7/2006 03:30:13 PM
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Premium Paper
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