Wordsworth quotes

Question 1

nature

Answer 1

“sweet is the lore which nature brings”
““And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils”
“A host, of golden daffodils;”
“up up my friend and quit your books”
“let nature be your teacher”
“may teach you more of man”
“Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her.
“And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.”

Question 2

modernity

Answer 2

“Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves”
“The wealthiest man amongst us is the best”
“The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone”
To think that now our life is only drest for show”

Question 3

humanity

Answer 3

“upon the lonesome wild”
“what man has made of man”
“The child is father of the man.”
“Reaping and singing by herself”

Question 4

emotion

Answer 4

“Sorrow, loss, pain”
“when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to mind”
“Her heart was full of grief.
“yet she still loved this retched spot”
in sickness she remained, and here she died”

Question 5

sweet is the lore which nature brings”

Answer 5

tables turned - celebrating beauty of nature

Question 6

"”And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils”

Answer 6

I wandered lonely as a cloud (The pleasure nature brings in the present & in memory, using personification showing that his heart and him are most alive when amongst natures beauty)

Question 7

A host, of golden daffodils;”

Answer 7

I wandered lonely as a cloud (That nature can act as company for those who are lonely or in solitude. A Wordsworth describes the daffodils as a crowd or a host, to a person)

Question 8

“up up my friend and quit your books

Answer 8

The tables turned (meaning that nature can teach you more about life than books can)

Question 9

“may teach you more of man”

Answer 9

• tables turned

Question 10

“let nature be your teacher” -

Answer 10

the tables turned

Question 11

“Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her.” -

Answer 11

tintern abbey

Question 12

“And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.”

Answer 12

I wandered lonely as a cloud (this line expresses the joy and emotional uplift Wordsworth experiences in nature, symbolised by the dancing daffodils.)

Question 13

“upon the lonesome wild” -

Answer 13

lucy gray or solitude (describes that she is being removed from humanity)

Question 14

“what man has made of man”

Answer 14

lines written in early spring (what humans have turned each other into, prioritising wealth over humanity)

Question 15

“The child is father of the man.”

Answer 15

• my heart leaps up (the qualities and experiences of childhood shape the adult, underscoring the importance of nurturing the inherent goodness and potential in everyone from an early age.)

Question 16

Reaping and singing by herself

Answer 16

solitary reaper (she does not need anyone to kep her company, she is company to herself)

Question 17

“Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves”

Answer 17

• the tables turned (he advocates spending time in nature, watching and receiving instead of consuming. Barren leaves is used to describe a book, talking about dead leaves that bring no life.

Question 18

"”The wealthiest man amongst us is the best” -

Answer 18

written in London, September, 1802 (Highlights the emphasis of material goods during the industralialsation period and how it determined individuals value)

Question 19

“The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone” -

Answer 19

written in London, September 1802 (Indicating society is forgetting simpler times)
Where are your books – expostulation and reply (signaling that books are more important that nature)

Question 20

To think that now our life is only drest for show”

Answer 20

-written in london (remomising back on the good old days when life was simpler and not so industrialised)

Question 21

“Sorrow, loss, pain”

Answer 21

the ruined cottage (shows that people are going through a depressing time)

Question 22

“when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to mind”

Answer 22

lines written in early spring (eg. When he is reminded of his daughter (because of something nice) he remembers her death and is sad, eg. Thinking about what has come to this world)

Question 23

“Her heart was full of grief.” -

Answer 23

the ruined cottage

Question 24

“yet she still loved this retched spot”

Answer 24

ruined cottage