Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

Question 1

Themes

Answer 1

Cities

Religion

Nature

Question 2

Wordsworth

Answer 2

‘Romantic’

Nature poet

Raised in Lake District (bucolic)

Lyrical ballads with Coleridge- paved the way for poetry

Question 3

Techniques

Answer 3

Declarative, steady iambic beat- romanticise what is deemed ugly

Lexical set of greatness ‘ships’’temples’- reflect great astonishment

Reputation of superlative ‘never’- revelation, shock

‘Dear god!’ exclamation- relates beauty to God

Personified simile ‘like a garment’- captivated by majesty and beauty