William Wordsworth wrote the poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" to describe his amazement at the beauty of both nature and man-made structures in London, as viewed from Westminster Bridge in the early morning. He uses hyperbole to express how fair the view appeared, with ships, towers, domes, theaters and temples all silent in the "smokeless air." The poem shifts from describing the quiet city to praising the stillness of the nearby nature, like valleys, rocks and hills. Wordsworth concludes by thanking God for the stillness of both the city and nature.

1. Delfina Miy Uranga
Senior 2
Literature Essay
“Composed upon Westminster Bridge” is a poem written by William Wordsworth
in which he portrays the amazement he feels for both, nature and the man – made objects
of London from the bridge. In the following essay I’m going to analyze his feelings from
the both elements mentioned before.
Firstly, the writer starts the poem with a hyperbole for his feelings “Earth has not
anything to show more fair” a little sentence which describes all the things that are
passing through his mind while he is observing London´s view from a bridge. William
shows this view in such an enthusiastic way that none can pass and don´t notice the
perfection of this city, even the soulless one.
Secondly, the writer explains his idea of the beautiful man – made objects that are
in the city “ships, towers, domes, theaters and temples” as silent ones, and we might think
that it was imposible to contemplate a silent and bare city in 1802 since the Industrial
Revolution was taking place but he was taking a view in the early morning, when people
wasn´t working yet and with the “smokeless air” so it makes sense that it was quiet.
Thirdly, he makes a twist since he was talking about the city and suddenly starts
talking about the peaceful nature “valley, rock or hill”. The writer talks and describes his
feelings towards the stillness and quietness of nature.
Fourthly, the writer concludes the poem showing his happiness and how satisfied
he is for his view by thanking and appreaciating God for the stillness of both, city and
nature.
In conclusion, the writer describes his amazed feelings towards city and nature in
the early morning from the Westminster´s Bridge in London.