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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge (Traits of Romantic Movement…
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge
Traits of Romantic Movement
Individualism
Common views are opposed
Wordsworth dislikes industrialisation & urbanisation
He believes that nature should be praised for what it does for the world
Nature
Throughout the poem nature is praised
Wordsworth is surprised how nature has made a dull city come to life
Idealism
The natural world around Wordsworth is described as perfect
He believes that nothing could be more beautiful or fair
Physical Passion
The city is described as wearing the beauty of the morning like a garment
Emotional Passion
Wordsworth explains feeling a calm he's never felt before
This is caused by the beauty of the morning
Poetic Conventions & Techniques
Tone
The poem has a slow & calm tone
This helps to picture everything Wordsworth wants us to picture
Setting
The poem is set in London, early in the morning
One usually associates London with noise and people
However, on this early morning it is quiet and peaceful
Imagery
Hyperbole is used in Line 1 describing how nothing compares to the sight before Wordsworth
Paradox is used in Line 3 to describe contrasting feelings of being familiar with something but not knowing it at all at the same time
Personification is used throughout describing the city & nature as people
This use of personification implies that nature has a soul
It is used again in Line 9-11 to explain how he has never experienced something like this before
Clothing is used to describe how the city looks in different lights
The city is described as metaphorically asleep; the basis of its appeal