William Wordsworth’s poem: ’Composed on the Westminster Bridge’ is a sonnet that describes London in the morning as the city is still asleep. The poem’s title: “composed on the Westminster Bridge” tells the reader that the Author is standing on the Westminster Bridge, in London and is describing the sights of the City that he can see from the Bridge. Wordsworth is fascinated by the city’s beauty. He says that the earth has nothing equal to show than this beautiful scene and that the one who can pass this greatness by, must be lifeless and boring. It must be early morning, because it is said that the City is wearing the beauty of the morning like a dress. Wordsworth observes the surroundings and describes the natural scene of London. It
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This line can also help the reader to understand his mood, he is on a very positive mood and sees the beauty everywhere around him.
In the fourth line, Wordsworth uses personification as he says that London is wearing the morning as a beautiful dress: ‘this City now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the …show more content…
The meter in the poem is iambic pentameter and consists of five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables.
In the third line of the poem we have a paradox and personification at the same time: ‘’ A sight so touching in its majesty” a word ‘touching’ is mostly used to describe small sentimental moments that are moving and the word ‘majesty’ means something big and great. The author personificates London while he describes it as ‘majesty’ because Cities can’t be royal. The word is usually used to describe a human being that has a royal blood, which means that Wordsworth gives London attribution of human qualities.
In the fourth line of the poem we have a simile as the author says, that London is wearing the morning as a dress:” This City now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning” in the line nine and ten we also have personification as the Author gives the sun a male sex: ‘never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill”
In the line twelve we also have a personification as the author describes river Thames flowing with it’s own desire as if it could make a
This line can also help the reader to understand his mood, he is on a very positive mood and sees the beauty everywhere around him.
In the fourth line, Wordsworth uses personification as he says that London is wearing the morning as a beautiful dress: ‘this City now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the …show more content…
The meter in the poem is iambic pentameter and consists of five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables.
In the third line of the poem we have a paradox and personification at the same time: ‘’ A sight so touching in its majesty” a word ‘touching’ is mostly used to describe small sentimental moments that are moving and the word ‘majesty’ means something big and great. The author personificates London while he describes it as ‘majesty’ because Cities can’t be royal. The word is usually used to describe a human being that has a royal blood, which means that Wordsworth gives London attribution of human qualities.
In the fourth line of the poem we have a simile as the author says, that London is wearing the morning as a dress:” This City now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning” in the line nine and ten we also have personification as the Author gives the sun a male sex: ‘never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill”
In the line twelve we also have a personification as the author describes river Thames flowing with it’s own desire as if it could make a