Compareing Shelley’s conception of nature with that of Wordsworth as expressed in the two poems “Ode to the West Wind” and “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.” Paying special attention to the three ‘T’s: tone, technique, and theme. The two chosen pieces both have a dominant theme of nature. Shelley, in his poem “Ode to the West Wind,” uses poignant tone, while using personification and imagery to unravel his theme of …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…circumstances more pleasant for one to remember than this.” Hence, the two chosen pieces, “Ode to the West Wind” by Perce Bysshe Shelley and “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth, both have dominant themes referring to nature. Shelley uses a poignant tone, while using personification and imagery to unravel his theme of nature. While Wordsworth uses first person narration, illusive imagery, and amiable tone to proclaim his connection to nature.