ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This poem “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” is an example of what poetry theme?
A
Romantic
B
Spiritual
C
Tragedy and loss
D
Memories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poem is a Petrarchan sonnet, written in loose iambic pentameter. It employs figurative language such as simile and metaphor, hyperbole, and personification. Upon analysis, the poem reveals the Romantic interest in the natural world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poem expresses the speaker’s desire to stop time, to prevent the city from ever “waking up.” The image of a beautiful garment implies that the city is like a blank canvas that nature adorns, rather than something possessing beauty on its own.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802’ is a sonnet by the Romantic poet William Wordsworth describing an early morning view of London and the River Thames.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802’ is a sonnet by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) describing London and the River Thames, viewed from Westminster Bridge in the early morning.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the romantic period nature became a powerful symbol; a vision of life as it should be. “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” colludes with the idea that nature is pure and beauteous. This is evident as early as the very first line where the Earth is personified as a “fair” and beautiful woman.

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