How Do These Three 18th Century Poets Present Rural Life

The three poets and their poems, which are concerned in this essay, are: Oliver Goldsmith ¡V The Deserted Village; Thomas Gray ¡V An Elegy Written In A Church Yard; James Thomson ¡V The Seasons ~ Winter. Many different styles of poetry were used during the 18th century. Much 18th century poetry is described as neoclassical (a revival of classical aesthetics and forms). This was the major style used throughout the century. Writers used particular vocabulary, phrase …

…make everyone¡¦s lives much better and easier. What do people get from mocking others just because they think they are different? They manage to show how immature and insecure they are, that¡¦s what. Rural life ¡V you work so hard but then there¡¦s an outbreak of foot-and-mouth or BSE. What are we doing wrong to deserve all this? Why do we even bother anymore? We¡¦ll never find the solution to anything.