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Rhetorical Analysis Of Invitation Into Cumberland By William Wordsworth

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Rather than supplying William Wordsworth with an excuse in response to “Invitation into Cumberland”, Charles Lamb justifies the city of London. London is the city he has lived in his whole life, and he holds the city very dear to his heart. Instead of giving Wordsworth a simple rejection, he asks multiple rhetorical questions in an attempt to convey his point. Lamb is very adamant about portraying the glories of living in the city of London, and he desires for Wordsworth to understand why and uses rhetorical questions in order to try to convey his message. Lamb begins politely with an apologetic tone used to display the intent of his letter, used as a means to prepare Wordsworth for not only his justification of the city of London, but also as a means to transition into a sort of tearing apart of the romantics and their lives in the country. As he was listing the different characteristics of London that made it so worthy, he seized this opportunity to compare the country to the city, and ultimately point out the lack of wonder and amazement that he finds in the country. …show more content…

He states that he has never had much preference for the country, because he finds himself practically bound to the city. While conveying this to Wordsworth, Lamb continues to use a polite but justifying tone. Lamb wants Wordsworth to understand his love for the city, but he wants Wordsworth to make an attempt at understanding the love on his own. Lamb provokes these thoughts that will lead to understanding, by confronting Wordsworth with rhetorical

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