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Composed upon Westminster Bridge (LITERARY DEVICES (Metaphor (Line 13),…
Composed upon Westminster Bridge
POET
William Wordsworth
English poet
Romantic movement
helped launch it too (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020)
LITERARY DEVICES
Metaphor
Line 13
compares houses to a sleeping creature (Cummings, 2009).
Paradox
ugly man- made city is as beautiful as nature (Owlcation).
Simile
line 4
"like a garment" (Owlcation)
Alliteration
line 3
"sight so" (Cumming, 2009).
Enjambment
line 2, 4 and 6
no punctuation
reflects the flow of feeling (Owlcation).
Hyperbole
line 1, 9 and 11
exaggeration (Owlcation).
RHYME AND METRE
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
Lose iambic pentameter
iambic pentameter till the last line
mighty heart beat, the city asleep (Owlcation, 2020).
THEMES
Man and the Natural world
London seems like a part of nature
city can be restful and compares it to the solitude of nature (Shmoop, 2008)
Awe and Amazement
taken by surprise by beauty
stares with wide eyes and an open mouth (Shmoop, 2008).
Contrasting regions
city and country
Poet expresses love for rural like (Shmoop, 2008)
Felt that peaceful on Westminster Bridge (Shmoop, 2008)
Transcience
factors are combined to make a perfect scene in London (Shmoop, 2008).
take advantages if there are opportunities (Shmoop, 2008).