Central High School-01

ENGLISH 12

07.3Wordsworth

The World is Too Much With Us

1)This poem is called a Petrarchan sonnet. Look up what this is and give a definition. You will need to write 2-3 sentences.

2. What is the rhyme scheme (the rhyming pattern of the end words in a poem) of this poem?
3. Since Wordsworth writes about relationships with nature, what is he saying in this poem about nature? You will need to write 2-3 sentences.
4. What is the theme of the poem?
5. This whole poem is about an adult who is remembering his past experiences with nature. How long has it been since the speaker has been to Tintern Abbey?
6. What are some of the memories that he has about the place?
7. In line 22 he says, “These beauteous forms.” What is this referring to?
8. Is reading this poem like reading a poem or reading a story? Why? You will need to write 2-3 sentences.