Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 - Explanation
The poem was written by William Wordsworth on 3 September in 1802 standing on Westminister bridge. Unlike his other poem where he sings his hymn dedicating to nature, this poem is the praise for the urban life and its features of London.
Explanation
The narrator says that the view in front of him is undisputably exquisite and the person who is not moved by such sight must be soulless. The city i.e. London in the narrator's words, "wear the beauty of the morning." Here Wordsworth uses metaphor to describe the morning as a garment for the city. As the morning symbolises freshness and quietness.
Explanation
The narrator says that the view in front of him is undisputably exquisite and the person who is not moved by such sight must be soulless. The city i.e. London in the narrator's words, "wear the beauty of the morning." Here Wordsworth uses metaphor to describe the morning as a garment for the city. As the morning symbolises freshness and quietness.
The man-made objects like ships, towers, domes etc. are laid open to the sky. The freshness in the "smokeless air" makes the atmosphere "bright and glittering" i.e pleasant. The first sunrays of the day falling on the earth looks charming. Rivers too flow with its own slow pace.
All these mesmerizing visuals make the narrator filled with serenity. Some people aren't awake yet, they are asleep in their homes. As it's morning time, the vivacity of the city of London is "still" i.e. at rest.
Wordsworth cherishes the urban man-made elements in the poem. It's the sign of the impacts of the Industrial Revolution taking ground in Britain at that time. Still, it can't be compared to today's advancement and its negative implications. If Wordsworth would be alive today in the 21st century, it would break his heart. He would plead the almighty to take him back to the underworld.
Wordsworth cherishes the urban man-made elements in the poem. It's the sign of the impacts of the Industrial Revolution taking ground in Britain at that time. Still, it can't be compared to today's advancement and its negative implications. If Wordsworth would be alive today in the 21st century, it would break his heart. He would plead the almighty to take him back to the underworld.