In the poem Upon Westminster Bridge how does the poet describe the different sight scene of early morning
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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions and Answers
by William Wordsworth
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What does the time of day have to do with the type of scene depicted in the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by Wordsworth?
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JAY GILBERT, PH.D. eNotes educator | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
Although the time of day is not mentioned in the title of this poem by William Wordsworth, it is absolutely fundamental to the sonnet's subject and theme. Wordsworth is writing during a time in which London, and other cities in England and all over the world, were growing at extreme speed. The industrial revolution meant that, during the day, they were rarely still and were filled with smoke and activity brought about by the burgeoning factory trade. In this poem, however, the poet is concerned with the "beauty of the morning." In particular, he is talking about a time of the morning before anything has begun to work; nobody has yet gone into a factory, and nobody has fired up a furnace. As such, the majesty of the scene can still be properly viewed as something akin to what it was before London was a center of industry. It is because it is early morning that the poet can see the towers, ships, and domes of London in their true beauty and majesty, lying "still" and filling the viewer with "calm." At any other time of day, the city would have been a hive of activity, but at this time of day, its "mighty heart" seems still and it can be appreciated in a different way.
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Who is the poet of this poem'Upon Westminster Bridge'?
William Shakespeare
William George
William Wordsworth
Williams James