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I have an assignment due in soon, could you please read it and make any needed adjustments. Thank you!

‘Lines written in early spring’ by Romantic poet William Wordsworth’s muses not only about the splendor of nature, but exposes the dour state of humankind. This is publicized in the given lines “To her fair works did nature link the human soul that through me ran; And much it greaves my heart to think what man has made of man.” The repetition of the ‘er’ vowel sound in the words “And much it greaves my heart ” gives a sharp rhythm. This is consistent with the mood of the writer as he is having a prod, at humankind.

Being a form of pastoral poetry, these texts are underpinned by the cultural assumptions of the Romantic era. During a time when the anthology of nature was looked upon as innocent, pure and the perfect specimen of creation, in contrast with the destructiveness of humans. Their poems were the social commentaries of their time, as poets such as William Wordsworth, Christopher Maslowe and Edmund Spenser protested against the effects of industrialization, technology and the destruction of nature.

This is still relevant in today’s society. Anywhere you find people and technology, you will be able to find how we have destroyed nature. Think of your house, to build on it, land had to be leveled, excavated to bare dirt. Trees needed to be cut down to build the frame. Now think of you car, metals like iron and aluminum needed to mined and processed to make the frame. All the fumes it spews out, contaminating our air for breathing. The hazardous waste oils and fluids we need to exchange in order to keep it running. Indeed we are feeling the effect of living during what the Bible prophecies would be “Critical times hard to deal with” (Genesis 2:3) This presents Wordsworth unhappiness as he explains, “If such be Nature’s holy plan, Have I not reason to lament, what man has made of man?” Students would gain ideological pleasure from this poem, as its ideas can be related to the world and its problems.

In essence, the poems discourse is that the happiness of nature should be paralleled by the happiness of mankind We need to engage not isolate ourselves from nature. With this in mind, I strongly believe the Romantic poem ‘Song: ‘Lines written in early spring” by William Wordsworth, should be included from the Year 12 poetry unit. The reason put forward is its values and beliefs fit hand in hand with the unit’s title “Back to nature”. I profess the poem may not be interesting to the students in the class, but when reading the body of the ideas they certainly, will be immersed by the relevance of “Lines written in early spring” not only had for the Romantic era, but also for us now.