Silence and passion are paradoxical, but there is a unified expression in Wordsworth’s The Prelude. The subtitle of The Prelude is Growth of a Poet’s Mind. As a poet, Wordsworth has a silent mind, which is not closed but passionate. Through the analysis of silence in the Wordsworth’s The Prelude as well as his positive attitude towards silence, silence could be regarded as an essential part of Wordsworth’s method of communication, a positive gathering of inner stillness and an extended power to offer nourishment repeatedly, which is transformed into passion for life in the end.

Kaiyuan Zhang. Silent Mind, Passionate Mind: On Wordsworth’s Silence in The Prelude. Frontiers in Art Research (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 14: 14-19. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2022.041403.

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