When William Wordsworth writes, he writes about Earth and nature. Nature is the most important thing to him; it is something to preserve and not change or damage. Writing about nature and its beauty reflects the writing era of Romanticism. The writers in that era value nature very much. Society is always flawed, and will always have something to change and fix. Nature is perfect though, and things around it need to change, to not damage it. In Wordsworth’s poems, “The World Is Too Much with Us” and “London, 1802” he writes as though he feels that the human race is corrupting the Earth and its natural beauty, and that the people need to become part of the Earth, not just dwell upon it.
In his sonnet, “The World Is Too Much with Us” through the title itself, the outlook of the whole sonnet is obvious. Clearly he thinks that people should not be on the Earth. The Earth is perfect without humans, and people destroy its natural beauty. He thinks, “The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours” (Wordsworth 449). He is saying that people do not own nature, it is its own self and that people have power, and they do not realize it, and with this power people are destroying nature. He is not satisfied with the decisions people have made for the Earth, and what people have done to the Earth itself. Humans have destroyed it, and humans are who need to fix it. He later writes, “So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn” (Wordsworth 449). He is saying that he wishes he could be something of nature so he could see the sea gods. H...
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...art of society, when he writes he takes himself out of that society. He is writing about how everyone else in this society is flawed and once those flaws are fixed, then Earth will again be a perfect place to live. Without people living on it, nothing would have ever changed and Earth would still be perfect.
In his sonnets, “The World Is Too Much with Us” and “London, 1802,” there is always a flaw in something. Usually, that flaw is revealed through people or nature, and that is what Wordsworth is concerned with. He also will have a way to fix that problem, which generally is people changing to help nature. It is always written as though humans are at fault, but nature is always perfect and Godlike. In the Romantic period, nature is very important and the society always has a flaw, but nature is always perfect. The theme of that period shows through his sonnets.
When thinking about nature, Hans Christian Andersen wrote, “Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” John Muir and William Wordsworth both expressed through their writings that nature brought them great joy and satisfaction, as it did Andersen. Each author’s text conveyed very similar messages and represented similar experiences but, the writing style and wording used were significantly different. Wordsworth and Muir express their positive and emotional relationships with nature using diction and imagery.
John Muir and William Wordsworth use diction and tone to define nature as doing a necessary extensile of life. Throughout Muir’s and William’s works of literature they both describe nature as being a necessary element in life that brings happiness, joy, and peace. Both authors use certain writing techniques within their poems and essays to show their love and appreciation of nature. This shows the audience how fond both authors are about nature. That is why Wordsworth and Muir express their codependent relationship with nature using diction and tone.
Beauty is always in nature. It is express in many ways. In the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman express the beauty in the stars. Just looking up in space gave him peace. Walt writes about the fascination of the stars. How the night sky can transform a situation. He writes experiencing this phenomenon first hand is better than having it told. In most cases, the real is better than the copy. The beauty of the experience is needed, and to see the real thing than what is told. Whitman express how the night sky was all he needed and his feelings. In the poem “The World Is Too Much with Us” by William Wordsworth, the premise is like Whitman poem. It is the beauty in nature, and how people are not looking for nature to inspire. People are just looking less of nature. Both works show the worldly influence in people’s life. In both pieces, Whitman and Wordsworth showing how nature brings true beauty.
Analysis of Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, The Prelude, The World is Too Much with Us, and London, 1802
In the essay Emerson spends a whole chapter focused primarily on the beauty of nature and how it has the power to “satisfy by its loveliness , without any mixture of corporeal benefiet” (Emerson). For most people it is easy to recall moments like the one Emerson describes; moments where looking out to the sea, down into the mountains, or up at the stars, results in one becoming speechless. Nature alone has the power to captivate us and make us feel this way, whether it be as grandeur as seeing magnificent horizons, or as miniscule as witnessing a flower peek up from the sidewalk cracks in a city. Nature alone has the power to allow us to “get away from it all”, and should therefore be revered for being able to do so. The least we can do for the environment is enjoy its beauty every once in a while. Not only should we be able to enjoy nature's innocent beauty however, we should be able to enjoy it without feeling guilty. This becomes an ever-challenging task with the growing amounts of condos, parking lots, and garbage that obstruct our views of nature filling us “with more trepedition then peace” (Joy). Thus, it is our responsibility to Nature, to keep it beautiful and rever places where nature is kept in its original untouched
Nature inspires Wordsworth poetically. Nature gives a landscape of seclusion that implies a deepening of the mood of seclusion in Wordsworth's mind.
Wordsworth and Hopkins both present the reader with a poem conveying the theme of nature. Nature in its variety be it from something as simple as streaked or multicolored skies, long fields and valleys, to things more complex like animals, are all gifts we take for granted. Some never realize the truth of what they are missing by keeping themselves indoors fixating on the loneliness and vacancy of their lives and not on what beauty currently surrounds them. Others tend to relate themselves more to the fact that these lovely gifts are from God and should be praised because of the way his gifts have uplifted our human spirit. Each writer gives us their own ideals as how to find and appreciate nature’s true gifts.
In his poem, 'Lines Written in the Early Spring,' William Wordsworth gives us insight into his views of the destruction of nature. Using personification, he makes nature seem to be full of life and happy to be living. Yet, man still is destroying what he sees as 'Nature's holy plan'; (8).
For Wordsworth nature seems to sympathise with the love and suffering. of the persona, i.e. the persona. The landscape is seen as an interior presence rather. than an external scene, i.e. His idea is that emotions are reflected in the tranquillity of the nature. On the contrary, Coleridge says that poetry is.
In his elaboration in “Tintern Abbey”, he says “For I have learned to look at nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity” (William 79).... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited Bloom, Harold.
Through the poems of Blake and Wordsworth, the meaning of nature expands far beyond the earlier century's definition of nature. "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." The passion and imagination portrayal manifest this period unquestionably, as the Romantic Era. Nature is a place of solace where the imagination is free to roam. Wordsworth contrasts the material world to the innocent beauty of nature that is easily forgotten, or overlooked due to our insensitivities by our complete devotion to the trivial world. “But yet I know, where’er I go, that there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Wordsworth is deeply involved with the complexities of nature and human reaction to it. To Wordsworth nature is the revelation of god through viewing everything that is harmonious or beautiful in nature. Man’s true character is then formed and developed through participation in this balance. Wordsworth had the view that people are at their best when they are closest to nature. Being close creates harmony and order. He thought that the people of his time were getting away from that.
To conclude, William Wordsworth uses form and syntax and figurative language to stress on his mental journey, and to symbolize the importance of the beauty and peace of nature. In my opinion, the poet might have written this poem to show his appreciation towards nature. The poem has a happy mood especially when the poet is discussing the daffodils. In this poem the daffodils are characterized as more than flowers, but as humans “fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (line 6). In addition, the poet mentioned himself to be part of nature since nature inspires him to write and think. Therefore, the reason that the poet wrote this poem was to express the feeling of happiness in his mental journey in nature.
He is writing the poem as if he were an object of the earth, and what it is like to once live and then die only to be reborn. On the other hand, Wordsworth takes images of meadows, fields, and birds and uses them to show what gives him life. Life being whatever a person needs to move on, and without those objects, they can't have life. Wordsworth does not compare himself to these things like Shelley, but instead uses them as an example of how he feels about the stages of living. Starting from an infant to a young boy into a man, a man who knows death is coming and can do nothing about it because it's part of life.
William Wordsworth has respect and has great admiration for nature. This is quite evident in all three of his poems; the Resolution and Independence, Tintern Abbey and Michael in that, his philosophy on the divinity, immortality and innocence of humans are elucidated in his connection with nature. For Wordsworth, himself, nature has a spirit, a soul of its own, and to know is to experience nature with all of your senses. In all three of his poems there are many references to seeing, hearing and feeling his surroundings. He speaks of hills, the woods, the rivers and streams, and the fields. Wordsworth comprehends, in each of us, that there is a natural resemblance to ourselves and the background of nature.