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 writer mean by “Little we see in Nature that is ours;”?
A
the soil and trees
B
the reality of life
C
wild and wilderness where people can recharge
D
the very connection we have with it
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poem features these lines: “Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!” wherein Wordsworth is emphasizing that the true beauty of the earth cannot be owned. He reveals that very few things that people see in Nature actually belong to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! In these lines, the speaker contrasts Nature with “The World”. He reveals that while people spend their time in acquiring worldly possessions, the true beauty of the earth cannot be owned.

Detailed explanation-3: -"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-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stating his dissatisfaction, Wordsworth writes “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers” to clearly portray that people have given up their “powers”, whether that meant their livelihoods, passions, or even freedoms, (since the industrial revolution introduce the time clock), for this form of efficiency.

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