If the Romantic poet is as William Wordsworth said a man speaking to men :: English Literature

If the Ro homosexualtic poet is as William Wordsworth said a man speaking to men where does this leave women and children? Discuss, with reference to the take form of Blake.If the Romantic poet is as William Wordsworth said a man speaking tomen where does this leave women and children? Discuss, with referenceto the work of Blake. In the preface to the melodious B aloneadsWordsworth, when describing a poet, says that a poet is a manspeaking to men and is someone who rejoices more than different men inthe spirit of life which is in them. It needs to be definerated whatWordsworth means by man, whether he is refering to man as a genderor man as in humanity. When refering to poets he always uses the termman or men implying that all poets must be male. Later in thePreface to the melodic Ballads Wordsworth goes on to say thatpoets... sing a song in which all humans beings join, surelysuggesting that women and children are included in this as they arepart of mankind. Blake, as one of t he most renouned romantic poets,focuses more of his work nearly images of mankind. Although in sayingthis, mankind is collective and includes women and children, andBlakes work is undoubtedly preoccupied with these two groups. Hedistinguishes man very former(a)wise to children depending on thecontext. In London (songs of expereince) he clearly identifies manas a crystalise group to the infant in the poem as he refers to themby different names and as a separate category, highlighting theirdifferences. Children to Blake are extremely important, especially inthe context of poetry, hence in The introduction to Songs ofInnocence he says that the poems are for children to hear andconcentrates on a childs view of life. It is not possible to say thatBlakes poetry excludes women and children as so many of his poems arebased around these themes. Even the titles of the poems representthis, much(prenominal) as The brusk Girl Lost, Infant sorrow, Little BlackBoy and Nurses Song, compared to very few centred primarily aroundmen. Blake uses his poems to express the view and plight of suppressedgroups in society, such as children. Poems such as Holy Thursday areexpressed finished the eyes of a child. He shows the innocence andpurity of the children by their clean faces and other physical andmental attributes. He also shows the reality of their situations,especially in Songs of experience, by highlighting the fact that manyof them are orphans and alone in the world, such as in The chimney