Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2025, 8(1); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080105.
Lifen Tu
Faculty of Foreign Chinese, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, China
William Wordsworth’s The Brothers, a Pastoral Poem explores themes of nature, memory, and human experience through the narrative of Leonard, a mariner returning to his rural childhood home, and the local Priest. This paper provides a concise analysis of the poem, focusing on narrative techniques and structural devices that underscore the poem's thematic tensions between permanence and transience. The contrast between Leonard's fragmented memories and the Priest's traditionalism reflects the broader conflict between changing rural life and enduring nature. The use of third-person narration, blank verse, and enjambment enriches the emotional depth and realism of the characters, inviting readers to reflect on the human experience within the pastoral landscape and the impact of time on memory and identity.
William Wordsworth, The Brothers, A Pastoral Poem, artistic tensions
Lifen Tu. Artistic Tensions in Wordsworth’s The Brothers, A Pastoral Poem. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025) Vol. 8, Issue 1: 27-34. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080105.
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