Comparison between two Wordsworth poems

In these two poems written by William Wordsworth, we find ourselves with the
same central idea or aspect but approached in two different ways. We can identify
William Wordsworth as the poet of nature, in his works and compositions, we find
that what he always does is include nature and show it as the best and most
perfect component in Earth. The first poem presented here is almost the typical
ode to nature that he does while the second one the world is too much with us
has a more protest-like approach.
In the poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge, we can plainly see that
Wordsworths tone is bright and almost as if he would be worshipping rustic
aspects of nature. The title of the poem suggests that the author wrote it on a
clear, stunning landscape in Westminster Bridge. Many images and literary
devices are presented to get the idea of nature, the resting city and people being
calm and blessed with the beautiful gift of nature, he tries to say through the
second line that immoral would be the one that isnt impressed, like a garment,
wear the beauty compares beauty, the landscape, and nature in general to a
delicate clothing meaning that it is something that you will always carry, that you
can wear and will always be part of you, it wont fade out.
We can start to see that Wordsworth tries to convey that the city has no value
without nature and the view he is getting from Westminster Bridge. Everything is
silent and every element of the city, even the temples lie open unto the fields and
to the sky. Diction such as bright, glittering, beautifully, splendour, etc
indicates the positive and majestic atmosphere of the poem. No pollution is
present, and the houses seem so calm: the very houses seem asleep. This
personification image is of great contribution to evoke a soothing atmosphere even
in the urban areas. To close the poem, Wordsworth mentions that all that mighty
heart is lying still, suggesting that even the hard, dull, and adventurous entities
are calm because of nature and the inspiring landscape.
The world is too much with us shows how Wordsworth presents a protest-like
tone and a contrasting atmosphere over nature and what humans have created.
We can get the feeling that the setting of this poem could be compared to that of a
horror movie or even to apocalypse scenery. The message that the author tries to
get across is that humans have ruined nature and life with cities, buildings, etc. The
first element that Wordsworth uses is the very title of the poem, it is directly
connected with the theme, the world doesnt need people to create cities, buildings
and artificial material, we are making Earth a bad place and we are ruining it
completely by doing this.
Another element we can identify quickly and that clearly has a purpose is the fact
that Wordsworth capitalizes the word nature to give it more importance and show
it as an angel and a God, way more important than what people have created and
humans domination in general, he suggests that we should go back to what we
were and how we lived in the past, more tightly connected with nature. The diction
is also very important to contribute to the theme of the poem. Vocabulary such as
waste, creed outworn, forlorn, etc gives the sense of a dark, depressing,
apocalypse situation. Wordsworth also mentions that nature is a sorbid boon!
to the author, meaning an obscene gift or blessing. Additionally, Wordsworth this
situation is compared to a symphony when he mentions we are out of tune. With
this he is saying that the musicality, balance, and precise beauty of life is gone.
All in all, these two poems clearly show Wordsworths inclination towards nature
instead of urban areas and cities, we find, through personifications, metaphors and
diction, that nature is everything to the author, way more powerful than the entire
human race and any civilization. We owe everything to it and our natural ways and
lifestyle should not be altered in any way, for we are complete with nature and
nature alone.