William Wordsworth

Tintern Abbey:

This poem is first introduced by saying that it has been five years since he has been to these cliffs and this landscape that he so desperately loves. He paints us a picture of this beautiful scene in nature and truly makes you feel like you are there with him. I also loved the way that he would need to recall this "Special" place when he was traveling. Even though he had not been there for years physically he was there everyday mentally! This was a beautiful poem!


The World is Too Much Without Us:

This poem basically sums up our everyday life! It talks about how we are too busy to enjoy the world around us!He makes a good point when he basically says that he would rather be pagan than to ignore the beauty that God has surrounded us with!


Exposition and Reply:

In this poem William Wordsworth's friend is trying to tell him that men should learn from books!


The Tables Turned:

This is more of a response to the previous poem. Wordsworth tells his friend that men should learn from nature and experience more that relying on books for education!