ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the story focus on?
A
taking life for granted
B
the wind always howling
C
giving our hearts away
D
the sea and her bosom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Theme: Giving up nature for materialistic things and how it has changed people. Topic: Increased materialism from the Industrial Revolution and the movement away from nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -"The World Is Too Much with Us” is a sonnet by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. In it, Wordsworth criticises the world of the First Industrial Revolution for being absorbed in materialism and distancing itself from nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -3. Why is the speaker dissatisfied with the way that human beings have been living their lives? A. The speaker feels that people are content with the way that they have been blissfully and ignorantly living their lives, which disappoints him.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The world is too much with us” is a sonnet by William Wordsworth, published in 1807, is one of the central figures of the English Romantic movement. The poem laments the withering connection between humankind and nature, blaming industrial society for replacing that connection with material pursuits.

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