Wordsworth_And_Writing_His_Defense

Wordsworth And Writing His Defense Wordsworth and Writing his Defense What is love' Is it a word, an emotion, a physical sensation maybe' Love ironically, if defined tends to lose it’s meaning. I searched everywhere for an acceptable definition, yet, only one seemed to serve any justice at all to the word; it was a quote from Francesco Petrarca: “To be able to say how much you love is to love but little.” Most consider “love” to be the emotional tie between people (and of course their animals), and the term is frequently tossed around with carelessness and lack of thought as to it’s meaning. The frequent misuse of the word causes it to often represent nothing more than an expression of deep like. William Wordsworth clearly expresses in his works that love is much more than a deep feeling of like; rather, it is an overwhelming force that mesmerizes every part of you, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Wordsworth found “love” in many things including: relationships and self-awareness, however, after reading Lyrical Ballads, I found that he appeared to be particularly interested in that of nature and maternal passion, especially for mothers who have been abandoned. Perhaps this theme recurs wordsworth, mother, love, nature, vallon, martha, idiot, daughter, betty, own, through, ray, much, female, because, woman, thorn, lover, child, boy, wordsworth’s, situation, characters, able, passion, now, maternal, man, male, been, about, way, time, self, seen