FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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The boat
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The water
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His wife
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Nature
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth anecdotally sets the scene to a ‘summer evening’ – an image of warmth and often romance in poetry. This idea of romance is followed up by Wordsworth describing that he was ‘led by her’. This personifies nature as his lover, illustrating the strong relationship between them at the start of the poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wordsworth was called by Shelly “Poet of nature”. He, too, called himself “A Worshiper of Nature”. He held a firm faith that nature could enlighten the kindheartedness and universal brotherhood of human being, and only existing in harmony with nature where man could get true happiness.
Detailed explanation-3: -In The Prelude, the overwhelming power of nature leads to the speaker’s loss of eloquence and how he becomes unable to define his world. On the other hand, in Ozymandias, this power is conveyed through the symbolismof the desert and time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Representation of Nature in Wordsworth’s poetry He views Nature as a source of love, perpetual joy, soothing and healing power, knowledge and spirituality. Nature and God become one for him. He believes that Nature is the Universal Spirit guiding anyone who like to be guided by her.