Poems: IN EARLY SPRING
In Early Spring is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, a British poet and essayist. The poems in this collection explore the beauty of nature and the joy of life in the early spring season. Meynell's poems are filled with vivid imagery and lyrical language, and her love of nature is evident in her work. The poems in this collection range from the joy of a new season to the sorrow of a passing one, and from the beauty of the natural world to the fragility of life. Meynell's poems are a celebration of the beauty of nature and the joy of life, and they will inspire readers to appreciate the beauty of the world around them.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Nature Writing, Romanticism · 321 words
First lines
O Spring, I know thee! Seek for sweet surprise In the young children's eyes. But I have learnt the years, and know the yet Leaf-folded violet. Mine ear, awake to silence, can foretell The cuckoo's fitful bell. I wander in a grey time that encloses June and the wild hedge-roses. A year's procession of the flowers doth pass My feet, along the grass. And all you sweet birds silent yet, I know The notes that stir you so, Your songs yet half devised in the dim dear Beginnings of the year. In these young days you meditate your part; I have it all by heart.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Nature Writing, Romanticism
- Length: 321 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- Poetry — The title of the book is 'Poems: IN EARLY SPRING' which indicates that the book is a collection of poems written by Alice Meynell.
- Nature Writing — The title of the book includes the phrase 'IN EARLY SPRING' which suggests that the poems in the book are about nature and the changing of the seasons.
- Romanticism — Alice Meynell was a poet of the Romantic era, and her poems are likely to reflect the themes and writing style of the Romantic period.
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19th century · English poetry · birds · compose · cuckoo's · days · devised · dim · dimmest · divine · doth · ear
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