The World is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth
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1. The poem "The World is Too Much with Us" is a » Sonnet
*** "The World is Too Much with Us" is a Petrarchan sonnet or Italian Sonnet
2. The poem was Published in…» 1807
3. The poem Laments » The withering connection between humankind and nature
4. The poem blames industrial society for replacing » the connection between man and nature with material pursuits.
5. Wordsworth wrote "The World is Too Much With Us” during » The First Industrial Revolution
6. The Poem does not suggest a way to regain what is lost i.e. » the connection between human kind and nature
7. The tone of the poem is desperate arguing that » humankind's original relationship with nature can never be revived.
8. The poem first presents loss in the economic sense and implicitly blames » urban life for the change in people's relationship with nature.
9. The poem "The World is Too Much with Us" encourages the reader to think about the » Spiritual world more than the earthly world.
10. The роem is written in » lambic pentameter
11. The Rhyme scheme of the poem is » ABBAABBA (Octave) CDCDCD (Sestet)
12. The central idea of the poem => To live in harmony with nature and appreciate it.
13. What does the poet call a "Sordid boon" ?
»» Loss of harmony with nature with our increasing materialistic demands.
14. The term 'Sordid' used in the poem means => Shameful
15. In the sestet The poet wished to be a…» Pagan
16. Why does Wordsworth choose the pagan world in his poem?
» i) they were close to nature ii) They knew how to respect and cherish nature.
17. Mention the name of the mythological God who can take many shapes » PROTEUS