Nature vs. The Modern World in William Wordsworth's
"The World Is Too Much With Us"
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English poet and writer widely-acclaimed for his literary works during the English Romantic era. Born on April 7, 1770, in Cumberland, England, Wordsworth was born to an affluent family, and grew up in great commune with nature, because Cumbersome is an area that is often termed as a 'rustic society,' and his growing up years was spent within its (Cumbersome) confines. In fact, Wordsworth's love of nature is reflected in his activities while still a young man: he "enjoyed hiking," and tramping along the Cumberland country, and whenever he has the chance, Wordsworth explores nature by trekking along different places (examples of these places are France, Switzerland, and Germany, all of whom he had visited in 1790) (Everett 2000). His love for nature is also deeply reflected in his poetry, and Wordsworth, due to his theme of nature and use of personification in most of his major works in poetry, became known as Romantic Nature Poets (Beal 1991). He was known as a Nature Poet because of his use of different forms of nature in his poems. Further, he personifies each form of nature, giving it a life of its own, and sometimes, becomes the central focus and theme of the poem. Wordsworth is also a Romantic poet because of his use of emotions in most of his poems; and by utilizing different punctuations at the end of each line in his poems, Wordsworth was able to convey his message and feelings effectively, in the same manner that he was able to express his emotions through the use of nature and personifying them. This paper will discuss in depth...
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