Upon the Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth 201.2.bhatt.parth

1. William Wordsworth:
Upon the Westminster Bridge
By
Name: Parth Bhatt
Roll no. 2
Sem. 2
Paper: E-C- 201:
The Romantic
Literature

2. Upon The Westminster Bridge
• Romantic Movement
• 1802 England
• Science vs. Nature
• Revolution in thought and expression: rustic
life
• Industrialization

3. Upon the Westminster Bridge
• Let us have a look at the poem

4. Structure: Octave
2. Earth has not anything to show more fair: (a)
3. Dull would he be of soul who could pass by (b)
4. A sight so touching in its majesty: (b)
5. This City now doth like a garment wear (a)
7. The beauty of the morning: silent, bare, (a)
8. Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie (b)
9. Open unto the fields, and to the sky, (b)
10. All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. (a)

5. Conti..
• Sestet
2.Never did sun more beautifully steep (C)
3.In his first splendour valley, rock, or hill; (D)
4.Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! (C)
6.The river glideth at his own sweet will: (D)
7.Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; (C)
8.And all that mighty heart is lying still! (D)

6. Upon the Westminster Bridge

7. Themes, Language and Imagery
• Nature dominates
• Natural scenery of London and not the
negative aspect of it
• Calmness and tranquility
• Pathetic fallacy
• E.g. Earth is personified with capital E.

8. Conclusion
• Morning glory
• E.g. "touching in its majesty”
• Smokeless air
• The sleeping beauty of the city
• The mighty heart begins to beat only when its
lying still.

9. Thank you
• The presentation is submitted to Dept. of
English, Bhavnagar