Shelley begins his poem "To a Skylark" with a direct address to the skylark. Shelley makes a direct reference to the song as an example of "unpremeditated art," which might also be the term to describe the goal of the Romantic poet--he or she would like each poem to appear to be unpremeditated and to flow from an emotional response to nature more than from calculated rational design. In this way, the poet is imitating nature, and the skylark is for Shelley a representation of the purity of the art of nature, offering a song that is pure expression. The poet's expression of wonder in this poem is in keeping with his view of art and love alike as natural and spontaneous expression.
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