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The World is too much with us
Poems, different interpretations, relevance (life, views)
In “The World is too much with us”, several different topics are addressed and have to be
taken into account in order to fully analyse it.
Wordsworth addresses many problems and topics that can be (directly or indirectly) traced
back to the industrial revolution. One central aspect is the change in population: people were
moving away from the countryside and towards the cities, leading to overcrowding and
poverty. Since manual labour was gradually being replaced by factory work, cities grew
immensely in size and new factories and living quarters were built (QUELLE). This is
addressed in the first line “The World is too much with us; late and soon”, which has been
interpreted in different ways: XY and others relate it to the state of people living in big cities
while ZZ has interpreted
Industrial revolution – as an umbrella term – covers almost all parts of human existence. One
central aspect of industrialisation was the change in population: as people were migrating
from the countryside to the cities in order to find work, cities became increasingly
overcrowded. This lead to inhumane living conditions
Another aspect of the industrial revolution was its effect on nature. Cities grew, factories were
built and nature was – for a long time – disregarded. This not only had an immediate effect on
the aesthetic of British landscapes, but also led to increased pollution,
The last aspect to focus on will be
1 introduction
2-3 Population
4-5 Nature
6-7 Working etc
8-9 Wordsworths opinion on indutrialization in the prelude
10-11 Conclusion