Words worth

 William Wordsworth – Exam Point Notes (Super Short & Crisp):

📍 Basic Info:

Born: 1770, Cockermouth, Cumbria

Died: 1850

Father: Attorney (Lawyer)

Schooling: Penrith (infants’ school), then Hawkshead Grammar School

College: St John’s College, Cambridge

💔 Personal Loss:

Mother died – 1778

Father died – 1783

Reflected in: The Prelude

🖋️ Major Work:

The Prelude – describes mixed joys and terrors of childhood

📚 Education & Views:

Disliked academic course in college

🌍 Travel & Revolution:

1790: Walking tour – France, Alps, Italy

1791: Returned to France – influenced by French Revolution

Believed in Republican ideals

💘 Love Life:

Lover: Annette Vallon (surgeon’s daughter from Blois)

Had a daughter with her

Love story reflected in: "Vaudracour and Julia" (1820)

✍️ Back to England:

Returned: 1793

Published 2 poems:

Evening Walk

Descriptive Sketches

😔 Later Phase:

Experienced disillusionment with French Revolution

Depression period: reflected in:

The Borderers (1797)

Guilt and Sorrow (1791, publ. 1842)

💰 Support:

1795: Got £900 legacy from Raisley Calvert

Helped him become full-time poet

👬 Friendship:

Reunited with Coleridge

Collaborated on Lyrical Ballads (1798)

👉 Beginning of English Romanticism

📝 How to Remember This Easily:

🔤 "B.E.L.T. – W.R.I.T.E.S."

Letter What it stands for

B Born in 1770, Cockermouth

E Education – Hawkshead, Cambridge

L Lost parents – 1778 & 1783

T Travel – France, Alps, Italy

W Wrote The Prelude

R Revolution – French ideals

I In love with Annette Vallon

T Turned poet (with Raisley help)

E England return, depression phase

S Started Romanticism with Coleridge