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<title>Upon Westminster Bridge</title>
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<![CDATA[<p> William Wordsworth was born on April 7th 1770 at Cockermouth on the River Derwent, in the heart of the Lake District. He wrote various poems. This poem called Upon Westminster Bridge is the poem that I will analyse. The poem is as follows:</p>
  
 
<p>Earth has not anything to show more fair:<br/>  Dull would he be of soul who could pass by<br/>  A sight so touching in its majesty:<br/>  This City now doth, like a garment, wear<br/>  The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,<br/>  Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie<br/>  Open unto the fields, and to the sky;<br/>  All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.<br/>  Never did sun more beautifully steep<br/>  In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;<br/>  Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!<br/>  The river glideth at his own sweet will:<br/>  Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;<br/>  And all that mighty heart is lying still!</p>

  
  <p>The first line of the poem is, "Earth has not anything to show more fair." This line explains to us that wherever William had gone in the world, nowhere was as fascinating and beautiful as Westminster Bridge. The second line supports the first by saying "dull would he be of soul who could pass by." This explains that whoever passed by and didn't marvel the surroundings would have a dull soul. The next line that Wordsworth writes about is "A sight so touching in its majesty". This line explains that the bridge was chosen by god. </p><p>This also explains that Wordsworth also believes in god. "This city now doth, like a garment wear" this line describes the city London as wearing a clot. He means that when people wear nice clothes they look nice and when London wears clothes London looks nice. When William uses the words "the beauty of the morning; silent, bare" they describe that he sees the bridge and London as silent and when he visualizes Westminster bridge it is peaceful. "Open unto the fields and to the sky," actually describes the line before it. </p><p> It says that Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples are all open to the sky. They are also open to the sky. William marvels the shops and items on Westminster Bridge. The next line says that the bridge is glimmering and shining in the polluted air. "Never did sun more beautiful steep" explains that the sun was directly or nearly directly over him when he was looking at Westminster Bridge. "The river glideth at his won sweet or hill" the pronoun used could be referring to the omnipotent god. That would mean that the river would be going at god's tenacious pace.  </p><p>The line "dear god! The very houses seem asleep" expresses that god is the Supreme Being. He says this as he's saying to god that the houses on the bridge are asleep. The lasts line states that the sleeping population of London is the life-force that makes it "heart" of a mighty metropolis.  William Wordsworth was a magnificent writer so was William Blake. Blake demotes London as Wordsworth promotes London. This poem is very well written as it has a deeper meaning. </p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FLiterature%2FTopical%2FUpon-Westminster-Bridge.73989"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FLiterature%2FTopical%2FUpon-Westminster-Bridge.73989" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:51:11 PST</pubDate></item>
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