Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilized society?
Poet prefers to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilized society as he was not liking the fact that people are becoming more materialistic and are losing touch with nature. He feels that industrialization being built by the people and the evolution of people is not a boon but will cause trouble. He is extremely depressed by the fact that people are not realizing the fact that humanity is a gift and one needs to preserve it rather than wasting it. Hence, decides to adapt to a lifestyle of a Pagan and worship the supreme power. Pagans are people who devote themselves to god and hail from Southern Europe. He intends to become a Pagan as they live life that is free from any sought of modernization and industrialization close to nature. He wanted to get closer to nature and live a life in absolute harmony with the nature hassle-free from any worldly stress.
What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?
The poet William Wordsworth is a man who loves to be in tune with the nature free from all modernization. Even his other works state his love and devoting towards nature. He in this particular work of his projects the disrespect humans are showing towards nature and also stress on them distancing from the love of nature. He conveys the mankind that the industrialization they think is a positive aspect is actually not. He in his poem states different situations which he claims to relax and revoke a person’s mind with positive thoughts that shall be missed if we look forward for modernization.
Compare the organisation of this sonnet with that of the sonnet by William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare and William Wordsworth are two very famous poets. Their most of the sonnets and poems are centric to nature. They both show great importance to nature in their work. William Shakespeare used nature as a toll to express his thoughts and thinking he connect with hos readers using nature as the most vital point. He uses nature in a very artistic ways and tries to explore the relation between man and nature. When we compare William Wordsworth to the latter he also used nature to the best. His emphasis on the love he has for nature and tries to create the whole poem focusing only on nature.