ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Wordsworth show in these lines? “For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be”
A
a solution
B
cause and effect
C
a transition
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None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For this, for everything, we are out of tune; The poet elaborates on man’s alienation from nature, claiming that humanity is no longer susceptible to the influence of the “Sea, ” the “winds, ” and basically everything else in nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the concluding line, he says that “For this, for everything, we are out of tune.". By this, he means that the people are out of tune with nature as they have become too busy in this materialistic world.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District of northern England. There he spent much of his boyhood playing outdoors and exploring the mountains and lake-strewn valleys-“foster’d alike by beauty and by fear, ” as he would later testify in his autobiographical poem The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet’s Mind.

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.

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