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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge By: William Wordsworth

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge By: William Wordsworth. Poetry for Prep 3. By: Samir Omara Teacher of English ,IDEL School. Who was William Wordsworth?. He was a great romantic poet who was born in 1770 and died in 1850. Click & Read. Watch & Answer. 1-Where do you live?.

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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge By: William Wordsworth

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  1. Composed Upon Westminster BridgeBy: William Wordsworth Poetry for Prep 3 By: Samir Omara Teacher of English ,IDEL School

  2. Who was William Wordsworth? He was a great romantic poet who was born in 1770 and died in 1850. Click & Read Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  3. Watch & Answer 1-Where do you live? 2-How is your hometown affected by nature? 2-How is your hometown affected by the human activities? Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  4. In pairs, read the poem & find the main idea • 1-Earth has not anything to show more fair: 2-Dull would he be of soul who could pass by 3-A sight so touching in its majesty; 4-This City now doth, like a garment, wear 5-The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, 6-Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie 7-Open unto the fields, and to the sky; 8-All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. 9-Never did sun more beautifully steep 10-In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; 11-Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! 12-The river glideth at his own sweet will: 13-Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; 14-And all that mighty heart is lying still! Glossary Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  5. Read, Paraphrase & Comment • 1-Earth has not anything to show more fair: 2-Dull would he be of soul who could pass by 3-A sight so touching in its majesty; 4-This City now doth, like a garment, wear 5-The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, 6-Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie 7-Open unto the fields, and to the sky; 8-All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. -Main ideas: 1-London is a very nice place. 2-Nature and objects are in harmony. -Figure of Speech: A personification is in line 1. -Sound Technique: An alliteration is in line 2. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  6. Read, Paraphrase & Comment • 9-Never did sun more beautifully steep 10-In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; 11-Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! 12-The river glideth at his own sweet will: 13-Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; 14-And all that mighty heart is lying still! -Main ideas: 1-River Thames flows sweetly. 2-Beautiful nature is asleep. -Figure of Speech: A simileis in line 13. -Sound Technique: An alliteration is in line 11. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  7. What about the rhyme scheme? • 1-fair: 2-by 3-majesty; 4-wear 5-bare, 6-lie 7-sky; 8-air. 9-steep 10-hill; 11-deep! 12-will: 13-asleep; 14-still! a b b a a b b a c d c d c d Click & Read Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  8. Get into groups & Discuss 1-" Composed upon Westminster Bridge "is a romantic sonnet. 2-William Wordsworth drew a very nice picture of London in his sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge". Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  9. More W. Wordsworth Poems (Composed Upon Westminster Bridge: Page 40) Images and files are copied for the educational use only. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  10. Let’s Check Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

  11. Glossary Back to the Poem Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

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