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Ode on Intimations of Immortality
- The narrative is framed by Wordsworth’s poem, “Ode on Intimations of Immortality,” first recited in the classroom, then in the last scene, when Bud and Deanie face each other, after several years apart, for the last time.
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What is the poem in the movie “Splendor in the Grass?” The poem recited in the film “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) is William Wordsworth’s well-known Romantic poem of the same name. Wordsworth relates the peak of one’s youth to the temporary splendor of “grass” and the glory of “flowers.”
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What is the poem from Splendor in the Grass? In the American movie Splendor in the Grass (1961), the central character Wilma Dean Loomis or Deanie recites a few lines from William Wordsworth’s one of the greatest poems, “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”.
Lit teacher (Martine Bartlett) calls upon Wilma-Dean (Natalie Wood), seated behind Juanita (Jan Norris) who's just taken up with her boyfriend, to read a poem, William Wordsworth supplying the movie's title, in Splendor In The Grass, 1961, from William Inge's original screenplay.
