why was William Wordsworth entranced by the butterfly which he described in his poem "To a butterfly?
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The poet addresses the butterfly directly in this poem, exhorting it to "stay near me." He describes the butterfly as a "historian of my infancy," suggesting that it reminds him of summer days when he, as a child, saw similar butterflies.The poet in the modern day, then, is entranced by this creature for dual reasons
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Wordsworth was attracted to the stillness of the butterfly, which made the insect appear more motionless to the poet than the frozen seas where no activity can be detected. The unbroken stillness and calm of the butterfly made the poet wonder if it ever moved to even eat or sleep.
The lap of nature, specifically the poet’s family orchard comprises the To a Butterfly setting. It is on one of the flowers in his orchard that Wordsworth spots a beautiful butterfly that captures his imagination and poetic fancy. Being in the midst of nature with trees, flowers, and beautiful creatures like the butterfly takes the poet back to the sweet days of his childhood when he was more at leisure to enjoy the bounties of nature.