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  • Essay / The world is too much with us - 1254

    During the industrial revolution in England, humans engaged in monotonous work and lost the harmonious unity with nature. In the 19th century, when the poet William Wordsworth wrote his sonnet "The World is Too Much With Us", aspects of industrialized society had changed the lives of factory workers, leaving them no longer the time or desire to enjoy and participate in nature. In his Petrarchan sonnet, Wordsworth criticizes humans for losing their hearts to materialism and longs for a world where nature is divine. In the first four lines, Wordsworth angrily addresses the sonnet's theme that the modern industrialized age has lost connection with nature. He says humans do too much to the world. In the past and recently, humans have used their powers of choice to choose to destroy nature. They also engage in monotonous activities such as “obtaining and spending” (2). The parallel structure "late and soon" (1) and "obtain and spend" (2) is an example of how humanity's actions gradually deteriorate over time. The suffix –ing adds a monotonous tone to the activities of “getting and spending” (2). The hyphenation of the first line after the word “we” (1) gives the reader the opportunity to feel and reflect on the weight of the world that rests on the shoulders of humanity. “Too much” (1) and “soon” (1) have a long “oo” sound, suggesting that exploitation of nature had existed long before Wordsworth wrote this sonnet. The “powers” ​​(2) of humanity have been “wasted” (2), which in this context means they have been destroyed. However, another connotation of the word "waste" (2) is a barren, uninhabited wilderness, so the power humans have to destroy nature reduces lush forests to the sidelines......mid paper ......e cannot be destroyed, unlike Wordsworth, who lost all hope of reviving nature. Hopkins also believes that the Christian God is great, while Wordsworth despises the Christian God and wishes society would believe in pagan gods instead. These beliefs are radically different because of Hopkins' optimism about the future of humanity and Wordsworth's pessimism. While Wordsworth is “desperate” (12), Hopkins believes that “nature never runs out” (9). Even though man has "trampled" (5) all of nature and exploited it for his own economic gain, Hopkins believes that there is still "freshness" (10) in everything that will come back to life with “shining wings” (14). ). The only way to be truly in harmony with nature is to accept it as it is and try not to have an optimistic or pessimistic view of it – rather one must observe the results in due time..