2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge Appreciation

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 2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge 

Appreciation 

1.About the Poet, Poem and Title-

The poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge' is  written by William Wordsworth (1770-1850). He was a major English romantic as well as a nature poet. This poem is one of the best examples of his romantic poems. This poem was first published in the 'Collection of Poems' in two volumes in 1807. 

2. Theme -

Man versus nature and amazement are the major themes of this poem.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. He sees various scenes surrounding the bridge. The city of London seems to be clothed by the beautiful morning and the morning looks beautiful because everything whether manmade like ships, towers,domes,etc and natur made  like valleys,rocks, and hills are all bathed in the sunshine and silent and pure morning air.  

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 the second stanza consists of six lines. 

In this poem, the poet has used several poetic devices to express her inner feelings as well as poetic effects with  Hyperbole, Inversion, Personification, Simile, Metaphor Alliteration and  Repetition, etc.

For eg. "The river glideth at his own sweet will" 

Personification

The river is given the human quality of 'Sweet will'.

4. Special Features - 

It is a Petrarchan sonnet that consists of fourteen lines with  octave (8 lines) and sestet 6 lines).

The poem has rhyming words and a rhyming scheme i.e. abba abba cdcdcd.

Rhyming words -

1st stanza 

fair- wear.      bare- air

by- majesty    lie- sky

2nd stanza

steep- deep -asleep

hill- will -still

5. Message, Value, Morals:

The poet wants to convince the reader to see the beauty in every object of nature.  We should find pleasure in every aspect of nature that gives us. Feel enthralled by the essence of nature.

6. Your opinion:

 I like the poem very much and started to see the essence of nature in every object that comes in front of me. 

Prepared by - Jyoti Walunj-Landge 

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