Wordsworth Notes

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Background Most influential of English Romantic poets Childhood home and his journeys alone inspired his poetry Wordsworth transformed the everyday experiences from his sister’s diary into poetry Poetry shows enthusiasm for childhood, nature, and poetic imagination Uses language spoken by everyday people “World Is Too Much With Us” expresses belief that modern people lack a feeling of identification with nature

ALLUSION Reference to a well-known person, place, or thing in culture Allusion in this poem is the ancient Pagans and Greek gods

Is It Romantic? (9) Strong senses/emotions – speaker is passionate about the fact that people are no longer connected with nature Awe of nature – natural imagery; entire poem is about people who ignore nature’s beauty and the speaker does not feel that way Revolutionary/rebellious – everyone else is materialistic; speaker is not

Is It Romantic? (9) Folksy/down to earth – speaker admires the beauty in nature, particularly the sea Nature – worshipping – speaker/theme both idealize nature Supernatural/Mystical – reference to Pagan gods Sentimental and Poignant – reference to Pagan gods and speaker would rather be alive in that time Sensuous and Passionate – speaker has strong feelings towards nature but also the fact that others are a part from it