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Lyricism Amongst the Romantics as it Relates to Nature. Lyrical poetry, by definition, is a short poem with one speaker who expresses thought or feeling. Unlike the epic or dramatic poetry, it does not attempt to tell a story. The lyric poet addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own emotions, state of mind, and perceptions instead of that of a separate character. The word 'lyric' comes from the Greek stringed instrument the lyre, …

…allowing a glimpse of the seemingly ordinary through the eyes of a poet. Works Cited: Grierson, H.J.C. Lyrical Poetry from Blake to Hardy. Hogarth Press, 1928. Keith, W.J. The Poetry of Nature: Rural Perspectives in Poetry from Wordsworth to the Present. University of Toronto Press, 1981. Zimmerman, Sarah M. Romanticism, Lyricism, and History. State University of New York Press, 1999. The Complete Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, with Notes by Mary Shelley. Modern Library Edition, 1994.