In three pages this paper examines how the poet presents nature in two of his most famous poems. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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an understanding of nature which was intrinsically important during his time. His work often explored the many sides of nature including its beauty, power, and sometimes the mental isolation man
can feel when removed from nature or when immersed in it. Two works "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan" explore different physical and mental components imposed by
nature by Coleridge as the Mariner is punished both physically and mentally in his crime against and disrespect for nature while the obvious respect for the force of natural elements
is shown throughout "Kubla Khan". Coleridge appreciated both sides of nature in that he believe that "an understanding of the natural
world is key to human happiness and wisdom" yet "at the same time, nature in Coleridge can be terrifying, but never quite as terrifying as the human mind" (Nichols). Coleridge
in his keen interest in the study of nature attended a great many scientific meetings and seminars in his day in addition to improving his knowledge in the areas of
physics, astronomy, botany and natural history among other areas. Critics write that "nature for Coleridge, as for Wordsworth, was a complex and sometimes contradictory category" and "The Rime of the
Ancient Mariner is perhaps the greatest Romantic statement about the consequences of psychic separation of an isolated individual from the natural world" while at the same time poems like "To
Nature" suggests "just how much of our idea of nature may be constructed within our own mind" (Nichols). Coleridge and Wordsworth worked together in a compilation of their poems and
released "Lyrical Ballads" which opened with Coleridges 625-line ballad "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and ended with Wordsworths "Tintern Abbey" (Liukkonen). The poems as a collection captured a new way