Question

Why and how does Wordsworth look upon nature as a power that exerts a humanizing influence on man in 'The World is Too Much With Us?​

Answer 1

'The World is Too Much With Us' is an excellent sonnet by William Wordsworth where he makes several critical remarks regarding our ways of living.

Explanation:

• The speaker in his poem explains how we have become busy in our lives and have started ignoring nature.

• William Wordsworth is a romantic poet who gets inspired by nature and stresses that we should appreciate nature and pause our busy lives to look around.

• All of us are just trying to earn money and do not enjoy our lives anymore.

• Nature has many soothing effects on us and we should try to cherish it fully since it can soften and relax one's heart or mind.

Answer 2

The poet William Wordsworth look upon nature as a power that exerts a humanizing influence on man by connecting each other spiritually.

Explanation:

The poet William Wordsworth emphasizes nature and its power which mankind should imbibe in order to grow spiritually in life. On the contrary, he fears this will be clouded by the contemporary thought of mankind of “getting & spending”. He strongly condemns the materialistic growth of humanity. The poet believes coexisting is progressive for mankind rather than obsessed with materialistic world.