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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster...". Structure of the Sonnet. MeterIambic Pentameter

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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

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    1. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802” By William Wordsworth

    2. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Structure of the Sonnet Meter Iambic Pentameter “Earth has/ not an/y-thing/ to show /more fair”

    3. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Structure of the Sonnet Rhyme Scheme Italian Sonnet Form abba abba cdcdcd

    4. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave Commentary on the appearance of the city “Earth has not anything to show more fair” (1) Hyperbole This view is the best view on earth

    5. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by/ A sight so touching in its majesty:” (2-3) One would have to be practically un-human not to be moved by this sight

    6. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave Simile “This City now doth, like a garment, wear/ The beauty of the morning;” (4-5) Comparing the beauty of the morning to a beautiful garment

    7. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave Setting “The beauty of the morning” (5) Significance? Streets are empty No noise People are not present No crowds

    8. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave Setting The city is not really acting like a city Romantic characteristic? Longing for the pastoral

    9. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Octave Setting “…silent, bare/ Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie/ Open unto the fields, and to the sky;” (5-8) Again, altering the traditional characteristics of the city into a positive experience because of the quiet.

    10. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Sestet Volta? Diction now centers around a pastoral setting Basically, an absence of city imagery in the sestet

    11. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Sestet “Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendor, valley, rock or hill; Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will:” (9-12)

    12. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Sestet Hyperbole The poet has never before experienced the intensity of these feelings. Connection between nature and the city In this peaceful setting within the city, nature is at its finest. Potential for co-existing?

    13. Geschke/British Literature Wordsworth/"Composed upon Westminster..." Sestet “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;/ And all that mighty heart is lying still!” (13-14) Personification Houses are asleep Suggests inner peace and happiness of the entire city

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