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“The world is too much with us”

“The world is too much with us”. By William Wordsworth . littleaugury.blogspot.com. “The . world. is . too much . Let’s look at the title. . with us”. What is the implication of “too much”? What does “too much” suggest? In your opinion, what is there “too much” of in the world? .

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“The world is too much with us”

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  1. “The world is too much with us” By William Wordsworth littleaugury.blogspot.com

  2. “The world is too much Let’s look at the title. with us” What is the implication of “too much”? What does “too much” suggest? In your opinion, what is there “too much” of in the world?

  3. What do we already know about Wordsworth from reading “My heart leaps up?” His words are worthy. 

  4. “The world is too much with us”William Wordsworth *sordid: *boon:

  5. What is a Petrarchan sonnet? • A fourteen line poem with a distinct structure & rhyming pattern. • It consists of: • an eight-line stanza (octave) which presents a theme or problem. • a six-line stanza (sestet) which develops the theme or suggests a solution to the problem. It begins with a volta, “a turn” or “great change.” The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon, The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers, For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/WorldIsTooMuch.html#Notes

  6. Find examples of figurative language. What is the rhyming scheme? What is the tone of the poem? What imagery does Wordsworth use?

  7. Connection to the Romantic Period • How does this poem connect to the Romantic characteristics we have discussed?

  8. A Modern-Day Connection … “Big Yellow Taxi” by Counting Crows As you listen to the song, think about how it connects to Wordsworth’s poem.

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