# Coleridge, Southey and Wordsworth explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by James McIntyre.

## What happens

The chapter celebrates the three Lake Poets—Coleridge, Southey, and Wordsworth—as a trio of literary geniuses born in England, who found inspiration in the natural landscapes of lakes, hills, and streams, with views of the distant Scottish mountains.

## Themes in this chapter

### Nature and the Environment

The poets drew inspiration from England's lakes, hills, streams, and the distant Scottish mountains.

## Character check-ins

### Samuel Coleridge

One of the three Lake Poets celebrated in the chapter.

### Robert Southey

One of the three Lake Poets celebrated in the chapter.

### William Wordsworth

One of the three Lake Poets celebrated in the chapter.

## Key lines

> England had triplets at a birth, Coleridge, Southey and Wordsworth

England produced three great poets at once: Coleridge, Southey, and Wordsworth.

_The line metaphorically refers to the three poets as a set of triplets born to England._

> With joy they did pursue their themes, ’Mong England’s lakes and hills and streams

They happily explored their poetic subjects among England's lakes, hills, and streams.

_Highlights the poets' joyful engagement with the natural landscape._

## Links

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