Thesis Abstract

This study is set out to analyze the themes and use of imagery of the Romantic period in William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” and “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” and William Blake’s “London” and “The Garden of Love”. The purpose is to enlighten readers on the need for the return of man back to nature as the means for correcting a decaying society. The Romantic theory is adopted for the analysis of this study. The result is that the themes and use of imagery is the best in correcting the ills in the society.

Thesis Overview

CONTENTS PAGES

TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION 1

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY 3

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY 4

JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY 4

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 5

RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5

REFERENCES 7

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

REFERENCES 18

CHAPTER THREE

ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’S 21

“I THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US” AND

“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD”

REFERENCES 34

CHAPTER FOUR

ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S 35

“LONDON” AND “THE GARDEN OF LOVE”

REFERENCES 45

CHAPTER FIVE

FINDNGS, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 46