William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets

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Wordsworth's Biography

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William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland, England in 1770.

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Wordsworth's Early Life

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Grew up with five siblings and lost both parents while young.

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Wordsworth's Influences

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Met French Revolution activists and experienced war in London.

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Theme of "The World Is Too Much With Us"

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The poem deals with alienation from the natural environment.

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Form of the Poem

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"The World Is Too Much With Us" is an "English sonnet."

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Structure of the Poem

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The poem is a "Petrarchan sonnet" with a sestet answering the octave.

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The Speaker's Belief

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The speaker believes people focus too much on material goods.

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Literary Device: Personification

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Personification of the sea depicts "Mother Nature."

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Sonnets in Elizabethan England

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Many poets, including Shakespeare, wrote sonnets in Elizabethan England.

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Definition of "Volta"

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The shift between the quatrains and the couplet is the "volta."