Tintern Abbey
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, a watercolor painting by Joseph Turner, does not
depict accurately the described by Wordsworth in his poem
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above ; nor does it compliment the
mood of the poem. Reasons for this include: wrong mood in painting and
wrong placement of building. Although this painting doe ....
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.... which was impressionistic
and typical of the era. The Slave Ship, another painting by Turner,
further proves this.
The placement, or the view of the abbey, is also inaccurate. In
the poem Wordsworth describes the abbey as being in a river valley, with
rivers and streams surrounding it. It also implies that the building is
positioned near a cliff. Even the title itself proves that the view
portrayed by Turner is inaccurate. Lines Composed a Few Miles Above
Tintern Abbey: this means that th ....
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