This document provides biographical information about the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and analyzes his poem "To Nature". It notes that Coleridge was a founder of the Romantic movement in England and authored famous poems like "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan". The document then examines the rhyme schemes, literary devices, metaphors, and themes in "To Nature". In the poem, Coleridge finds spiritual lessons in nature and intends to worship God in the fields under the sky, offering wildflowers as incense.

1. WELCOME

3. TO NATURE-
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
ASHA. P
ENGLISH

4.  Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834)
was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who,
with his friend William words worth, was a founder of
the Romantic movement in England and a member of
the Lake poets. He wrote the poems The rime of the
Ancient Mariner and Kubla khan, as well as the major prose
work Biographic Literaria. His critical work, especially
on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped
introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking
culture. Coleridge coined many familiar words and phrases,
including suspension of disbelief. He was a major influence
on Emerson and American transcendentalism.

5. TO NATURE
It may indeed be phantasy, when I Nor fear, nor grief, nor vain perplexity.
Essay to draw from all created things So will I build my altar in the fields,
Deep, heartfelt, inward joy that closely clings ; And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be,
And trace in leaves and flowers that round me lie And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields
Lessons of love and earnest piety. Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee,
So let it be ; and if the wide world rings Thee only God ! and thou shalt not despise
In mock of this belief, it brings Even me, the priest of this poor sacrifice.

6. Pairs Of rhyming words from the poem
 I- lie
 Things-clings
 Rings-brings
 Piety-Perplexity
 Despise-Sacrifice
 Fields-yields
 Be-thee

7. Alliteration from the poem
Lessons of love
Nor fear, nor grief, nor vain perplexity
Closely clings
Wide world
Belief, it brings
Priest of this poor sacrifice

8. Metaphors in the poem
Fields are considered as the altar of the poet’s sacrifice
The blue sky is considered as the dome of the poet’s
sacrifice.
The fragrance of the wild flowers is considered as the
incense of the poets offerings
The poet considers his poems as his offerings to god.

9. APPRECIATION OF THE POEM
To nature is a poem by Colridge. The poet says
that it may indeed be an imagination when he tries to
describe the deep heartfelt inward joy that closely
attached to the created things on the earth. He finds
lessons of love and piety in leaves and flowers.
He is sure that he will be ridiculed by others for
his vision, but he does not care it. Any fear, grief or
perplexity affect him by the mockery of others.
The poet himself becomes a priest whose altar is
the earth and the blue sky is the dome. The sweet
fragrance of wild flower is his incense. And he
believes that god shall not despise him and his
offerings.

10. THANKYOU