William Wordsworth: Read biography on PP. 234-235, OLH

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802ö

What time of day is it, as the poet stands upon Westminster Bridge?

How does the speaker describe the "beauty of the morning"?

What five things does the speaker see in the beauty of the morning?

In lines 9-10, what comment does the speaker make about the sun shining on a country scene?

What feeling envelops the speaker?

Explain the use of personification in the last two lines of the poem.

London, 1802

In lines 2-3, how does Wordsworth describe England?

According to the poem, what four institutions of English life have ceased to give happiness?

To whom does Wordsworth appeal for help for England? Why?

In what manner does Wordsworth describe Milton?