The lines writtten in early spring by William Wordsworth portrays the beauty of nature and the poet's admiration for it and his lament for what human beings have made to destruct nature. The poet finds himself in a grove surrounded by the beautiful nature and gets lost narrating the beauty of every thing around him. He says that he is filled with both sad thoughts and good thoughts. Every human soul is linked with the nature and gives life to the bower filled with periwinkles and primroses. He then talks about the newly born twigs in all the trees raising their hands to catch the breezy air. He magnifies the beauty of the spring. He concludes the poem by lamenting and grieving that it is human beings who destroy nature and fail to admire the beauty of nature. He repeatedly questions the readers what man has made of man.
4. William Wordsworth
• 1770 –1850
• Nature poet
• Romantic poet
• Wanted to evoke the basic feelings in
human beings
• Famous works - 'Lucy Gray', 'The Solitary
Reaper', 'The Tables Turned
5. I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
6. To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
7. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And ’tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
8. The birds around me hopped and
played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:—
But the least motion which they
made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
9. The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
10. If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature’s holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
11. RHYME
SCHEME
The deliberate pattern of words placed at the end of
the lines in a poem to create rhythm is called the rhyme
scheme. It refers to the order in which the words at the
end of each line rhyme
12.
13. The speaker says that while sitting in a (1) _______, his
mind is filled with both (2) _________ and sad thoughts. He
could associate himself with (3) _______. But he feels
(4) ________at the fact that human beings are exploiting
Nature. The atmosphere around is (5) ________ and
pleasant with flowers in the sweet (6) ___________. The air
is (7) __________ and everything seems to be happy.
When Nature desires such (8) ________, it is only the
irresponsible act of human beings that brings (9)
____________ to other human beings and to Nature.
Bower grove distressed pleasant
breezy peace sorrow Nature calm
14. The speaker says that while sitting in a (1) grove, his mind
is filled with both (2)pleasant and sad thoughts. He
could associate himself with (3) nature . But he feels
(4) distressed at the fact that human beings are exploiting
Nature. The atmosphere around is (5) calm and pleasant
with flowers in the sweet (6) bower. The air is
(7) breezy and everything seems to be happy.
When Nature desires such (8)peace, it is only the
irresponsible act of human beings that brings (9)
sorrow to other human beings and to Nature.
15. Make a detailed
project report on how man
is destroying
nature. Suggest the
remedial ways to save
nature.
