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Too Much With Us Figurative Language

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In the sonnet the world is too much with us William Wordsworth uses figurative language and sonnet structure to communicate the point that we use nature for our benefit when we have no claim to it. He states in line 1-3 that “we lay waste our powers:little we see in nature that is ours”. William Wordsworth uses this poem to tell us that he disagrees with how we treat nature and that he believes that “we are out of tune” with nature because we don't recognize its beauty. As a writer of poetry William Wordsworth explores the idea of individualism and society through his writing. William Wordsworth tells us that humanity has lost its respect towards nature and that it's not good.

In the first eight lines of the poem the world is too much with us William Wordsworth tells us how he thinks that humans and nature are out of tune. He also says that “we lay waste our powers” from this I can infer that he thinks that humans are giving away nature and using it up. He feels like everyone around him is only worried about getting money and then they just spend it without thinking about any consequences. Wordsworth also states that he thinks we are giving our hearts away which causes a sordid boon or a bad and a good thing to …show more content…

He says in line 9-10 “i'd rather be a pagan suckled in a creed outworn” from this i can infer that he finds being a pagan more pleasant than being against nature. He also states that he would “have sight of proteus rising from the sea or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn “ from this I can infer that wordsworth has given up on humanity and wants to live in his own reality. When he sees proteus he is happy but this is not what he wants the reader to feel in reality he wants the reader to feel saddened by this seen. William wordsworth uses this to create happy scene but he wants the reader to feel saddened that it's not

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