In the sonnet “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” written by William Wordsworth and “The Planners” written by Boey Kim Cheng, the poets show their attitude towards the world and nature through the co-existence of man and nature as well as the loss and extinction of nature, both which help effectively convey the poets’ ideas.
"Composed upon Westminster Bridge, written in iambic pentameter with ten syllables per line. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA ABBA CDC DCD. The poem begins with a punching statement, "Earth has not anything to show more fair." This statement catches the reader off guard because Wordsworth is not talking of nature, but of the city its self. Wordsworth describes and lists the beautiful man-made structures all around the city such as "Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples." In fact, nature's influence isn't mentioned to the reader until the 7th line, when the speaker relates that the city is "open to the fields, and to the sky." While the city …show more content…
This is mentioned early in the poem, when the poet says “They plan. They build.” These short, direct sentences, indicates us limited creativity that lies in the minds of the Planners, not only immediately establishes the idea in the reader’s mind, but also gives away the poem, all of which add to its significance. The poet emphasizes the pedantic nature of the planners through use of industrial vocabulary, for example “gridded” spaces and roads in “alignment”. This is forceful, as it shows us how they have the power to shape and modify a city any way they want, as well as the influence of logic as if they where programed, like robots showing lack of creativity in their work. The dominance of the Planners is further enhanced through their manipulation of nature, so much that “even the sea draws back” and “the skies surrender”; this is a personification of nature giving in, surrendering to the
"Composed upon Westminster Bridge, written in iambic pentameter with ten syllables per line. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA ABBA CDC DCD. The poem begins with a punching statement, "Earth has not anything to show more fair." This statement catches the reader off guard because Wordsworth is not talking of nature, but of the city its self. Wordsworth describes and lists the beautiful man-made structures all around the city such as "Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples." In fact, nature's influence isn't mentioned to the reader until the 7th line, when the speaker relates that the city is "open to the fields, and to the sky." While the city …show more content…
This is mentioned early in the poem, when the poet says “They plan. They build.” These short, direct sentences, indicates us limited creativity that lies in the minds of the Planners, not only immediately establishes the idea in the reader’s mind, but also gives away the poem, all of which add to its significance. The poet emphasizes the pedantic nature of the planners through use of industrial vocabulary, for example “gridded” spaces and roads in “alignment”. This is forceful, as it shows us how they have the power to shape and modify a city any way they want, as well as the influence of logic as if they where programed, like robots showing lack of creativity in their work. The dominance of the Planners is further enhanced through their manipulation of nature, so much that “even the sea draws back” and “the skies surrender”; this is a personification of nature giving in, surrendering to the