ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The World Is Too Much with Us” is a
A
Haiku
B
Ballad
C
Sonnet
D
Free verse poem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth’s The World is Too Much With Us is a Petrarchan sonnet recognizable by the rhyme scheme and the eight/six line format.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Resolution and Independence” is a narrative poem written by William Wordsworth in the year 1802 and published in “Poems in Two Volumes” in the year 1807. “It is a beauteous evening, calm and free, ” by William Wordsworth, is a sonnet written in the year 1802.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The World is too Much with Us” is a sonnet written (mostly) in iambic pentameter. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem, the origins of which are attributed to the great Italian poet Petrarch. There are two main types of sonnets. The Petrarchan sonnet is structured as an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines).

Detailed explanation-4: -Traditionally, the sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization. The name is taken from the Italian sonetto, which means “a little sound or song.” Discover more poetic terms.

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