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TheWorld Is Too MuchWith Us
William Wordsworth, 1770 -1850
Theworld is too much withus; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste ourpowers;
Little we seein Nature thatis ours;
Wehave given our hearts away, asordid boon!
ThisSeathat bares her bosom to the moon;
Thewinds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
Forthis, for everything, we are out of tune;
It movesusnot.--Great God! I’d ratherbe
Apagansuckledin acreed outworn;
Somight I, standing on this pleasantlea,
Have glimpses that would makeme lessforlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from thesea;
Orhear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.
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1. Which of theseis the main theme of the poem?
A. Linking man’s doom with his neglect ofnature
B. Man’s insensitiveness to nature
C. Man is aburden onnature
D. Man is using nature for his ownuse
E. Man is unable to take careofnature
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3. 2. What is themood of the poet in the poem “TheWorld is too much with us” by William Wordsworth?
A. Asenseof loss
B. Aridicule of man’s attitude towardsnature
C. An expression of sadness
D. Afeeling of dejection.
E. An angry outburst
3. To what does the poet referin the phrase “getting and spending’(Line 2) of the poem
A. Man’s pre-occupation with earning and spending to live life comfortably
B. Using what nature gives and spending it
C. Wasting the wealth ofnature
D. Theneglect of nature
E. Not making useof nature
4. The exclamation “Great God” refers to thepoet’s
A. desire to be one with nature
B. prayer to Godto changeman’sattitude
C. Desire to be raised asapagan
D. Desire to be blind to man’s indifference to nature
E. Desire for man to be one with nature
5. What typeof poetry does the poem exemplify?
A. Alyric
B. Asonnet
C. FreeVerse
D. Blank Verse
E. Ballad
6. Which of the following literary devices havebeen used in the poem?
I. synecdoche
II. Assonance
III. Metaphor
IV. Simile
V. Hyperbole
A. I andV
B. II, III andIV
C. III andV
D. I, III, andIV
E. All ofthem
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4. Answer Key andExplanations:
1. Answer: A
Explanation: Thepoet, William Wordsworth, links the probability of man’s eventual doom and
degradation, if he movesaway from nature and is concernedonly about his own life and pleasures in
life.
2. Answer:E
Explanation: the poet is angry with man’s insensitive attitude towards nature and man’s satisfaction in
living life away from nature. Somelines that gives usasenseofthe poet’s mood are:
Line 4 - “We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!”
Line 8 - Forthis, for everything, we are out of tune;
Line 9 - It movesusnot.--Great God! I’drather be
3. Answer:A
Explanation: the poet is of the opinion that man is just concernedwith getting or earning a livelihood
and spending it on comforts of life and is not concernedabout nature
4. Answer:C
Explanation: Whenthe poet seesthe wind blowing and the flow of the seas,he wishes he was aPagan,
the Godof Nature, so that he ccanseethe godsat work
5. Answer:B
Explanation: the poem is asonnet; Asonnet is ashort poem of 14 lines and is written in iambic
pentameter.Usually asonnet hastwo or three four lined verse and afinal couplet which is of two line.
Therhyme schemeof asonnet is straight forward. In this poem the rhyme schemeis abba, abba, and
ababab
6. Answer:D
Explanation: the poem usesanumber of literary deviceslike:
 Synecdoche:
Line 8 is an example of Synecdoche. Bythe expression "for this, for everything" the poet refers to the
sea and he wind and makes the two elements a symbol for the whole world.
A synecdoche is when a part is expressed to mean a whole.
 Metaphor: Thereare many examples of metaphorsin the poem.
Line 6 - Thesound of the wind is compared to an animal’s howl.
Line 8 – Man (we) is referred to asamusical instrument that is out of tune.
 Simile:
Line 7 - Thewinds are at rest and the poet comparesit to the “sleeping flowers”
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