THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US POEM BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

STANZA I first eight lines (octave) LINE 1 TO 8 based on ABBA ABBA rhyme scheme
[A] The world is too much with us; late and soon,
[B] Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
[B] Little we see in Nature that is ours;
[A] We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
[A] This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
[B] The winds that will be howling at all hours,
[B] And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
[A] For this, for everything, we are out of tune;

STANZA II last six lines (sestet) LINE 9 TO 14 based on CDCD CD rhyme scheme
[C] It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be
[D] A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
[C] So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
[D] Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
[C] Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
[D] Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

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WORD MEANING

S.No.	WORD	HINDI	MEANING
1-	Bares	स्पष्ट	Open to view
2-	Blow	आघात	Give out sound
3-	Boon	वरदान	Blessing
4-	Bosom	आलिंगन	Protective Centre
5-	Creed	संप्रदाय	Formula for religious belief
6-	Forlorn	लाचार	Unhappy
7-	Glimpses	झलक	Very brief
8-	Hearts	उत्साह	Most Important
9-	Howling	गरजना	Utter a loud
10-	Late	भूतपूर्व	Near the End point
11-	Lay	साझा	Cause to be in a particular condition
12-	Lea	चरागाह	A tract of open ground
13-	Little	अल्प मात्रा	Not at all
14-	Moves	प्रयास	To prompt
15-	Out of Tune	बेसुरापन	Not in Musical Harmony
16-	Outworn	जीर्ण	Out-of-Date
17-	Pagan	काफिर	Irreligious
18-	Pleasant	सुहावना	Pleasing
19-	Powers	क्षमता	Ability to do
20-	Proteus	बहुरूपधारी	Sea God: son of Oceanus and Tethys, having ability to assume many forms
21-	Sight	दृश्य	VIsion
22-	Sordid	अनैतिक	Degraded
23-	Spending	खर्च	Use completely
24-	Suckled	पोषण करना	To nourish
25-	Triton	समुद्र का‍ भगवान	God: Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite having the head and trunk of a man and tail of a fish
26-	Up gathered	इकट्ठा	Come together into one place
27-	Vital	महत्वपूर्ण	Having remarkable energy
28-	Waste	बर्बादी	Without adequate return
29-	Wayward	निरंकुश	Irregular
30-	Willow	धुनकी	Shrub of the genus Salix
31-	Wreathed	घिरा हुआ	Any Ornamental Work

MCQs based on this Poem

WHERE WAS POET WILLIAM WORDSWORTH BORN?

Cockermouth, Cumberland Lake District NORTHERN ENGLAND

When was poet born?

7 April 1770

The poem 'The World Is Too Much with Us' is written by:

William Wordsworth

The poem criticizes the lackness of society for:

Spirituality

The overall tone of poem can be said:

Melancholic and critic

Title, "The World Is Too Much with Us," of this poem suggests that the speaker feels overwhelmed by:

The beauty and abundance of the natural world

The speaker believes that modern society's focus on materialism caused humans to:

Become disconnected from nature

The poem can be seen as a critique of:

Industrialization and urbanization

The speaker's desire to be "a pagan" in order to:

Reconnect with nature and its forces

The speaker blames to the people for their:

Inability to find inner peace

The speaker believes that the people of world has:

Become too focused on materialism

The speaker wishes to be "sailing" means to:

Escape the troubles of the world

The speaker believes that he would find more joy in:

A simple life close to nature

The "Sea" mentioned in the poem indicates:

The vastness of the world

The speaker accuses humanity of:

Ignoring the beauty of the world

The "Neptune" mentioned in the poem means:

Roman god of the sea

The word "gods" symbolize in the poem:

Ancient deities worshipped by pagans

The speaker feels that humans have lost touch with:

Their emotions

The phrase "Proteus rising from the sea" in the poem refers to:

A mythical creature with shapeshifting abilities

The "Great God" referred in the poem is associated with:

Paganism

The speaker belongs to be more connected with:

Natural achievements

The phrase "late and soon" in the first line refers to:

Past and future

"The world is too much with us" is a:

Sonnet divided in Octat and Sestet

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