In "Lines Written in Early Spring" William Wordsworth uses some words which by themselves
can be interpreted as a way to portrait the meaning behind the poem as a whole. In my opinion the word "made" ,which is used twice in the most crucial lines of his work, can serve as indicators of meaning. The word "made" is used in a line that reads "What has man made of
man?". Even though the line by itself has lots of meaning, the context in which it is used gives it a whole new level of tragedy. The word "made" can be understood as a regret for what a human being has done to himself. Considering the context of the poem as a whole, it is clear that the
character from the poem is regreting the separation from nature which is caused by the constant development of the civilization. While reading the poem one can get an impression that the author is blaming human kind for separating of man from nature and causing the diminishing of obtaining the feeling of pleasure from simple things in life. While observing nature, the character realizes how the impact of what is made by man, in this case civilization, had made a human being a more complicated than it is in a natural state. The more I read the poem I realize that the author assumes that once people were capable of obtaining pleasure from simple natural things, but as a result of what man had made, people robbed themselves from that capability.
can be interpreted as a way to portrait the meaning behind the poem as a whole. In my opinion the word "made" ,which is used twice in the most crucial lines of his work, can serve as indicators of meaning. The word "made" is used in a line that reads "What has man made of
man?". Even though the line by itself has lots of meaning, the context in which it is used gives it a whole new level of tragedy. The word "made" can be understood as a regret for what a human being has done to himself. Considering the context of the poem as a whole, it is clear that the
character from the poem is regreting the separation from nature which is caused by the constant development of the civilization. While reading the poem one can get an impression that the author is blaming human kind for separating of man from nature and causing the diminishing of obtaining the feeling of pleasure from simple things in life. While observing nature, the character realizes how the impact of what is made by man, in this case civilization, had made a human being a more complicated than it is in a natural state. The more I read the poem I realize that the author assumes that once people were capable of obtaining pleasure from simple natural things, but as a result of what man had made, people robbed themselves from that capability.
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You focus on a single word in the poem and give some reflection on its significance to the work's larger purpose. There's a bit too much scaffolding leading into that discussion for the limited space you have available to you here. Try to jump right into the claim you want to make and you'll be able to develop it further. Some explanation of the connection you find between the poem and the illustration you've chosen would also be good.