ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth was called by Shelly “Poet of nature”. He, too, called himself “A Worshiper of Nature”. He held a firm faith that nature could enlighten the kindheartedness and universal brotherhood of human being, and only existing in harmony with nature where man could get true happiness.

Detailed explanation-2: -William Wordsworth’s admiration for nature is not subtle: he “bounded…wherever nature led” throughout his life and was a devout believer in the worship of the earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The poet considers himself as a worshipper of nature in Tintern Abbey. It seems nature brings out the best that’s inherent in the poet. The sight of the “sportive woods run wild” gives him a sense of freedom and sublimity.

Detailed explanation-5: -The relationship between Wordsworth’s poetry and religion is a paradoxical one: Wordsworth was a Christian – an Anglican – by upbringing, education, and profession, and his poetry resonates with biblical echoes, yet it offers little explicit discussion of Christianity itself.