ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Tintern Abbey. Wordsworth mentioned the given line in his poem “Tintern Abbey” which contains a deep meaning: From the early days of mankind, nature brought them up with a lot of affection and a lot of love.

Detailed explanation-2: -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; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

Detailed explanation-3: -He is forgetting that nature is not man-made, man is made by nature. Afterall, he is destroying the other species of the earth and harming the ecosystem. He is forgetting that man is only a species as the others. So if he harms the others, then he would be punished.

Detailed explanation-4: -To quote from the most famous poet of the Lakes, William Wordsworth, “Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Wordsworth repeatedly emphasizes the importance of nature to an individual’s intellectual and spiritual development. A good relationship with nature helps individuals connect to both the spiritual and the social worlds. As Wordsworth explains in The Prelude, a love of nature can lead to a love of humankind.