Beauteous Evening

William Wordsworth

A renowned and influential Romantic poet, England's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850.

It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free

A sonnet by William Wordsworth inspired by a walk in Calais with his daughter Caroline.

Annette Vallon

A French woman with whom Wordsworth had a child named Caroline during his visit to France in 1791.

Iambic Pentameter

The poetic meter used in 'It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free,' consisting of lines with five iambs (unstressed-stressed syllable pairs).

Nature and Innocence

Wordsworth's fascination with the innocence of children and their natural connection to nature, as seen in his poems.

Sonnet Structure

The conventional structure of 14 lines in iambic pentameter, divided into an octave and a sestet, as used in Wordsworth's sonnet.

Divine Nature

Wordsworth's belief in nature as divine, expressed through references to heaven and immortality in his works.

Cleanth Brooks

Noted literary critic who analyzed the tension and paradox in Wordsworth's 'It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free.'

Caroline Wordsworth

Daughter of William Wordsworth and Annette Vallon, mentioned in the sonnet and cherished by the poet.

Milton's Influence

Allusions to Milton's 'Paradise Lost' in Wordsworth's sonnet, reflecting on the divine and eternal aspects of nature.