William Wordsworth uses words to express his frustration with the worlds materialistic needs. The poet wants people to see ,through his words, that the Golden Age is a place without materials a place with bliss and serenity. The title of the poem is “ The World Is Too Much With Us” the poet wants the reader to understand that all of humanity, including himself, is responsible for what is happening and that to get back to a state of peace it will also take everyone. The same effect is seen when in the poem “we” is repeatedly used when talking about the worlds obsession with things. The poet uses the words “us” and “we” till the point in the poem where it talks about how the poet wishes the world would be less reliant on materialistic things;
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William Wordsworth is showing his thoughts and wants in the poem by revealing his deep desire to find eternal bliss and peace when the rest of the world is in chaos. In conjunction those three words express the poets understanding of the journey needed to get back to the Golden Age, it is both a self journey but also the journey of many. Furthermore, the use of the phrase “ bares her bosom” shows more of the poets crafty word choice. The bosom of a women is something that is private to the woman and in modern times it is taboo if shown or seen in public; the fact that she is sharing something so private with the moon expresses that she is innocent and naïve. Also the idea that she “ bares her bosom” hints at that she does this for an extended period of time and that she has no idea of how misunderstood her actions may be. The innocence of the seas actions parallels that of the ideas, beliefs, and innocence of those in the Golden Age. Lastly, the word “ suckled” in the poem displays the need of the modern world to have access to things. The world is trying to expunge the simpler times of the past for those of the fast paced modern world. Suckled presents a feeling of necessity to the modern times as if the people of today would never survive without
William Wordsworth is showing his thoughts and wants in the poem by revealing his deep desire to find eternal bliss and peace when the rest of the world is in chaos. In conjunction those three words express the poets understanding of the journey needed to get back to the Golden Age, it is both a self journey but also the journey of many. Furthermore, the use of the phrase “ bares her bosom” shows more of the poets crafty word choice. The bosom of a women is something that is private to the woman and in modern times it is taboo if shown or seen in public; the fact that she is sharing something so private with the moon expresses that she is innocent and naïve. Also the idea that she “ bares her bosom” hints at that she does this for an extended period of time and that she has no idea of how misunderstood her actions may be. The innocence of the seas actions parallels that of the ideas, beliefs, and innocence of those in the Golden Age. Lastly, the word “ suckled” in the poem displays the need of the modern world to have access to things. The world is trying to expunge the simpler times of the past for those of the fast paced modern world. Suckled presents a feeling of necessity to the modern times as if the people of today would never survive without