Hybridoma Technology ( Production , Purification , and Application )
The world is_too_much_with_us[1]
1. The World is Too Much With Us
By William Wordsworth
2. The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.
3. What The Heck????
The world is too much with us; late and soon, We make the world too complicated, it could be so simple,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; We are wasting our natural talents on luxury items;
Little we see in Nature that is ours; We see nothing relatable to ourselves in nature;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! We’ve sold our souls to material things!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The moon shines on the sea;
The winds that will be howling at all hours, The powerful winds consistently call out to us,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers, Are pushed aside like dead flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune; For these reasons, we are not in sync with our surroundings;
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be It does not phase us. I would rather be
A pagan suckled in a creed outworn; Sucked into an outdated religion;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, So I would be standing in this meadow,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; And this would make me happy;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; I would be able to see the gods of the ocean;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. And feel their power with nature.
4. Figurative Language
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours; METAPHOR: This example compares the
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! beautiful scenes of nature to dead flowers, or
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; garbage, being pushed away and ignored.
The winds that will be howling at all hours, Wadsworth adds this to his piece to show his
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers, anger with the neglect towards nature as a
For this, for everything, we are out of tune; whole.
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be
A pagan suckled in a creed outworn; This section is written to emphasize his
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, frustration with the disconnection of nature. He
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; is saying that he would rather conform to a
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; religion that he does not practice, if it meant
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. seeing nature in its prime.
5. Rhyme Scheme
The world is too much with us; late and soon, A
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; B
Little we see in Nature that is ours; B
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! A
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; A
The winds that will be howling at all hours, B
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers, B
For this, for everything, we are out of tune; A
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be C
A pagan suckled in a creed outworn; D
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, C
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; D
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; C
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. D
6. What were the romantic elements?
This poem was not about love, but it
did emphasize and praise the
beauty of nature. The poem reveals
the Wadsworth’s love for nature.
7. Poet’s Attitude
• In this poem, Wadsworth’s irritation and
concern that humanity does not relate
to nature is most evident. As a nature
lover and advocate, he wants everybody
to be able to love and appreciate it the
way that he does. Wadsworth believes
that nature is the most interesting part of
the world, and it must be explored.
8. Theme
Don’t waste your precious life with
the issues of society when there
is a world beautiful of nature
waiting to be discovered and
appreciated.
