2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge- Appreciation
2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge - William Wordsworth 1. About the poem, poet, and title : 'Upon Westminster Bridge' is written by the great nature poet William Wordsworth.(1770-1850). He is a leading English Nature poet. Westminster Bridge is located in London city over the River Thames. The poet is standing on the Westminster Bridge at dawn time (early in the morning) and looking at the beautiful scenery of the London city in the early morning. 2. The theme : This poem has a nature theme. It is about the early morning scenery of London city, the poet is looking from the Westminster Bridge. The poet feels enthralled by seeing such morning beauty of London city. The scenery shows even if the industrial revolution, still London city looks so beautiful by the surroundings in smokeless air early in the morning. 3. Language and poetic devices : The language of the poem is very simple and lucid. It has only two stanzas, the first stanza consists of eight lines and t...