To the Nightingale

In TO THE NIGHTINGALE, Coleridge takes a different approach in creating a flowing and expressive poem. The expression is that of the mind which is creating a fantasy based on imagination. From the beginning of the poem, the reader can see that he is identifying himself with the Nightingale in saying “Sister of love-lorn Poets, Philomel!” The Nightingale seems to be singing a song, which puts the author in a new state of mind, one in which dreaming and imagination occurs. The song is waking the author into a dream, where fantasies can take place.
Coleridge also takes a different approach when he put a name Sara in the poem. When I looked up the name, the meaning was that of a princess. I came to associate the name with the lines
How many wretched Bards address thy name,
And Hers, the full-orb’d Queen, that shines above.

The Queen is representing a Goddess, which is a woman, a supernatural woman. There seems to be a connection between a female figure and the mind. A female is seen as more emotional and expressive which is what is seen throughout the poem. It is a woman's love and tenderness that allows for the mind to imagine in such a way where there are beautiful feelings taken in. The image above is that of the Goddess of Love, this universal emotion is felt throughout the poem which takes the reader to another level, one in which dreaming and fantasy happen.