Composed from Westminster Bridge Essay -- Literary Analysis

Composed from Westminster Bridge invokes a healthful sense of constitution into the reader. It is from this that we can see the beauty of Wordsworths London. star can argue that it is the purpose of this sonnet to highlight the power of nature and how civilization fits in around it. Primarily this can be seen in the linguistic choices of the Sonnet, particularly the role of personification, the function of phonological features such as rhyme and rhythm and the position of secondary sources. Using this methodology we should be able to explore the awe inspired respect of nature and how the metropolis of London meshes with nature. Wordsworth makes heavy use of personification within the Sonnet. These personifications animate the metropolis beyond the literal description we encounter into a more instinctive affair.This metropolis now doth like a garment wear/ The steady of the morning silent, bargon. To suggest that the city is wearing a garment implied that it is organism covered up or censored. We could take this as a condense that nature hides the sins of civilization in the morning time when the people are still asleep. Further more as nature is being worn by civilization we could infer that Wordsworth only takes on this appreciation of the city due to the effects of nature. To prove this we can look at Wordsworths description of London in relation its surroundings. The description of Londons Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples in the syndetic list is almost paralleled in the latter byplay of In his first Splendour valley, rock or hill which is the image of Suckersmith who states that the listed details of the city skyline, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples find a careful parallel in the features of the natural landscape, valley, roc... ...aldenBlackwell Publishing 2006) p.534-535 All subsequent references are to this edition Harvey slit Sucksmith, Ultimate Affirmation A Critical Analysis of Wordsworths Sonnet, Composed upon Westm inster Bridge, and the orbit of the city in The Prelude, The year book of English studies 6 (1976) p. one hundred fifteen Charles V. Hartung, Wordsworth on Westminster Bridge Paradox or Harmony?, College English 4 (1952) p.202 Harvey Peter Sucksmith, Ultimate Affirmation A Critical Analysis of Wordsworths Sonnet, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, and the Image of the City in The Prelude, The year book of English studies 6 (1976) p. 115 C. V. Wicker, On Wordsworths Westminster Bridge Sonnet, The News bare of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association 9 (1955) pg.4 Carl Woodring, temperament and Art in the Nineteenth Century, PMLA 92 (1977)pg. 193