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10 Cards in this Set
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What Themes does this poem explore? |
* loss of connection between humans and nature due to industrialization and materialism |
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What is the structure of the poem? |
Sonnet |
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How does Wordsworth use vivid imagery? |
To contrast beauty of nature with ugliness of industrialization |
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What does "getting and spending" refer to? |
Exploiting nature's resources for materialism |
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Give 2 examples of personification in the poem? |
• "the winds that will be howling at all hours" • "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon" |
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What is the significance of the poem's title? |
Suggests that modern society is overwhelmed and consumed by worldly concerns, to the point of losing touch with deeper spiritual and natural values |
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How does the poem reflect Romantic Literary Movement |
Reflects attitudes of romanticism ,including a reverence for nature , focus on individual emotions and experience, critique of industrialization and modernity and an emphasis on imagination and intuition over reason and logic. |
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What is the meaning of the line "Getting and spending..." |
Our obsession with material possessions and consumer culture is draining us of our creative and spiritual energy |
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What is the significance of the line " We had given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" |
This line expresses the idea that we have become so focused on material gain that we have lost touch with our emotions and our connection to the natural world |
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What is the role of the speaker in the poem? |
The speaker is a voice of conscious who urges the reader to awaken from the distractions of modern life and reconnect with nature and the spiritual world. |
