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London, 1802
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William Wordsworth
Works Cited
Octet
"Wordsworth’s Poetry." SparkNotes. SparkNotes. Web. 17 Apr. 2012.
<http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/wordsworth/section6.rhtml>.
"Wordsworth's Poetical Works Summary and Analysis." Wordsworth's Poetical Works
Study Guide : Summary and Analysis of "London, 1802" Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.gradesaver.com/wordsworths-poetical-works/study-guide/section7/>
"London, 1802." By William Wordsworth. Web. 17 Apr. 2012.
<http://www.online-literature.com/keats/519/>.
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour;
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh! raise us up, return to us again;
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart;
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea:
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,
So didst thou travel on life's common way,
In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
Sestet
Backround Info
- Wordsworth was retired from his radical revolutionary idealism into a more comfortable life with his newfound inheritence and wife Mary Hutchinson.
- John Milton(1608-1674), author of Paradise Lost, influenced Wordsworth greatly during this time. Milton lived during hard times when Britain was in Civil War
General Analysis
- Sonnet with rhyme scheme octet - ABBAABBA
sestet - CDDECE
- England is criticized by Wordworth in the octet comparing it to swamps where the society has given their virtue and manners away for wealth and power
London,
1802
- Milton is highly praised by Wordsworth in the sestet comparing him to nature, the greatest compliment he could have given
Poetic Devices
Personifiation
- Line 3 England is referred to as a she
- Line 13-14 Milton's heart is personified
Simile
- Line 9-10 Milton is compared to a star and his poetic sound to a sea
Metaphor
- Line 11 Milton is also compared to "the heavens"
- Line 3 England is compared to a swamp
Symbolism
- Line 3 Altar, Sword, Pen are symbols for Religion, Military, and literature respectively.