Poetry

Composed upon Westmimitey Bridge

Facts
*it was written by William woudsworth
*it is sonnet of 16 lines
*it was divided into octet (8 lines) and sestet (6 lines)

Main idea
He is talking about the beautiful places in London and how the city looks peaceful

Paraphrase (8 lines)
He starts by describing the view of westministy bridge as it looks peaceful he says that if
anyone passes and couldn’t see how it is wonderful he must be unhappy the beauty of the
meaning is the clook which is the city is wearing the ships, towers, and buildings are all
silent what makes the view really interesting is the pure smokeless air and it makes
everything look bright

Figure of speech
(The city now doth like a garment wear)
Simile: it describes the quietness of the city as a body wearing a dress
Personification: he personifies the city as a lady wearing a dress

(Earth has not anything -------- who could pass by)

*hyperbole: exaggeration
*alliteration: an: he/who (2nd line)
: Sight/so (3rd line)
: Beauty/bare (5th line)
: Tower/temples (6th line)

(Ships, towers------temples lie)

Personification: the poet personifies the building as people lying and relaxing

Paraphrases (6 lines)
Man has never seen such a beautiful scene the sun is spreading its rays all over the places it
covers everything valley, hills and rocks among all this one has never seen or felt such a
deep silence evern the river flows and runs on its way in a very peaceful way all the people
seem to be sleeping and so powerful world

Figure of speech
1-Alliteration: sun/still
2-(the very houses seem asleep)
Personification: the poet personifies the houses as people sleeping
3- (The heart is lying still)
Personification: the poet personifies the heart as someone lying
4-(the river glideth at his own sweet hills)
Metaphor: he compares to the river to make creeping slowly
Personification: the poet personifies the will to a person who is sweet

Rhyme schemes: abba, abba, cdcdcd

Elements of romanticism
1-nature as a background: earth, city, ships, towers, domes, rocks, hills, houses, valleys,
sun
2-man is the focal point in the poem: ne,er saws I
3-recollected in tranquility: the beauty of the morning silent bare, the very houses seem
asleep, heart is lying still

Poetic diction
*ne,er (never)
*doth (does)