Poem analysis

The World is Too Much with Us 1.)The World is Too Much with Us is a poem written by William Wordsworth is about human destruction on this world and how the human race takes for granted for what we have on this earth. Despite the power that the human race holds, we do not use this power to help the world and the environment that we live in. Although the poem is set within the Romantic Era, this poem is still very relevant to today's society. The title itself, proves evidence of the poem's greater meaning,which is that humans and there environment simply cannot co-exist because of the damage that the humans are inflicting. 2.)The concept of earths sustainability and the limited control humans posses over such forces as weather and nature is not new. The most interesting part of the poem for me is the fact that, despite being written in a different era, the basic ideas and principles maintain relevance in today's society. With pressing issues like global warming, overpopulation and threatened species appearing regularly in the news the topics suggested in the poem have greater significance. 3.) The central emotion shown through the poem is guilt, this is shown by the way that Wordsworth says 'The World is Too Much With Us' meaning the human race, being the main reason for destruction in the world. We are at times prone for taking for granted the power of nature that the world provides us (humans) with. The implementation of imagery and descriptive and emotive language, "This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon," evokes a further sense of understanding and involvement in the subjects of the poem as it would have for people in the romantic era (the era of which this poem was written). 4.) 'The World is Too Much With Us' connects to readers in the 21st century in aspects of how the nature is taken for granted by the human race. Author, William Wordsworth was aware of the problem back then,but somehow he also knew that the problem would arise later in life. He writes, "The world is too much with us; late and soon." This is meaning that it has been happening and it will continue within the 21st century. Also, Wordsworth also writes, "Little we see in Nature that is ours." Today, we may see ourselves as owning the land, but nature acts independently of us. In out society today, the human race are taking hold of nature and building sky scrapers and houses and man made desires. We are not seeing the beauty in nature. It is a sign of a talented writer to create a piece that maintains relevance generations on. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth The poem, "I wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is a poem written by William Wordsworth, about having the full appreciation of nature and to be mesmerised by nature, that you forget about your own reality. The repetition of the title name, "I wandered Lonely as a Cloud" refers to the author, wandering aimlessly through a field of daffodils. The poet himself, is mesmerised by the beauty of what he sees. But as the poem goes on, he writes about his reality which is "...when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood," which is referring to how his reality saddens him. But then he reminds himself of what he saw and "..then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils." It was a true experience for him and the image of the field of daffodils can be called upon in his mind anytime. William Wordsworth may have written this poem to allow the audience to ponder on their appreciation of nature and what they find is true beauty and a true experience. His own personal experience of wandering through the field of daffodils affected him and he can now call upon the image in his mind whenever he is feeling low. The audience may either relate or not relate to Wordsworth, but either way, the audience can feel the admiration that Wordsworth has for nature and it inspires the readers to do so too. When he writes, "Ten thousand saw I at a glance,"is an exaggeration to how many daffodils he saw, this exaggeration is on Wordsworth's behalf to almost excite the audience. Wordsworth is able to take the audience on a journey of reflection that may result in changed perspectives and approaches to the natural world. The emotions that are evident in the poem is gratification and appreciation. Wordsworth very much appreciates the scene that he sees and he can't take his eyes off of it, "I gazed---and gazed...". He goes on to describe the beauty of the daffodils and what affect it has on him, "The waves beside them danced;but they out did the sparkling waves in glee." however, as he progreses through the poem, Wordsworth describes how when he is at home he is consumed by sadness, so he calls upon the image of the daffodils and "... Then my heart with pleasure fills." There is this real appreciation for the nature and the image of the daffodils, as the affect it has on a person can change their mood immediately. I think the audience would feel the need to go out into nature and experience it properly, because once you go back to your reality you might regret not appreciating the nature properly. This poem connects to readers of the 21st century as nature in this day and age is not very much appreciated by many. Many of the older generations still love and enjoy nature, however, the younger generation, the children of the future, are consumed by society. Society has built barriers such as;video games, Macbooks, iPads, iPhones and other technology devices, which leaves the younger generation no time to enjoy the nature. Nature is very much taken for granted and sooner or later, it won't be as beautiful as it is now, due to global warming. Wordsworth's poem is almost a shout out to people to go out and enjoy what the world offers. When Wordsworth writes, "...but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought," describes how Wordsworth didn't realise the importance of what he was seeing. This relates to readers today, as it explains how you must appreciate everything around you, in order to be most happiest.