I really enjoyed this poem by william wordsworth. The poem echoes the sentiment that human beings have become too engrossed in the materialistic and vain pursuits of life , and are losing touch with our innerselves, and nature. This is indicated by the author in line 2 “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;”,and line 3 “little we see in nature that is ours”. I find it especially interesting how the speaker illustrates our obliviousness too the beauty of nature around us in lines 5-8 which reads “This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; the winds that will be howling at all hours, and are up gathered now like sleeping flowers; for this , for everything we are out of tune; It moves us not. In short I guess what the author is saying is get out of your Ipad and take a look at the stars.
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Introduction to Poetry:
Envisioning Poetry
ENG 2003, section 1248
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I found this sonnet to be quite interesting. The language and rhythm of the poem made it a challenging read for me. I believe that Wordsworth was making reference to the way that, as people, we place more importance on obtaining material things than nurturing things that are of deeper, less tangible nature. As ccharles quotes lines from the poem that state, “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;” and “little we see in nature that is ours;” I agree that the speaker is referring to our obliviousness to nature’s beauty as we fall victim to materialism. The speaker seems to switch gears in the latter part of the poem stating that he/she will prefer to be a “Pagan suckled in a creed…” than to lose sight of the awesomeness of nature’s beauty.
I agree with GSL as he/she said “The speaker seems to switch gears in the latter part of the poem stating that he/she will prefer to be a “Pagan suckled in a creed…” than to lose sight of the awesomeness of nature’s beauty.”.Because I read the sonnet myself I found that he was switchs from reason to his openion. By telling us about the reason why nature is beautiful and why we should be in tune with nature on the first stanzas and then telling us about his feeling and point of view towards it. As he refers to himself by saying “Great God! I’d rather be” where he says “I’d” meaning him self or “So might I, standing on this pleasant lea” as he is giving his own openion.
this is an excellent poem and an excellent analysis of it. the author William Words personifies nature, like when he says “the Sea that bares her bosom to the Moon.” and the “Howling Winds”, as CCharles said, the author is literally reintroducing nature to us, because we have become so oblivious, so wrapped up in our own worlds of vanity and materialism that we no longer admire the beauty of nature. The rhyme scheme is awkward. it goes ABBAABBACDCDCD. a for the OON’s, B for the WER’s, C for the EE’s and D for the words that end in an ORN sound. The author is also making a mythological reference or an allusion to Posiedon, by naming his son(s) Triton and Proteus (whom is known to be Posiedon’s oldest son).