William Wordsworth And Thomas Hardy - 1397 Words

The term â€Å"sacred† can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. It can be used to describe a feeling/experience or an object/place. For some people, their definitions of sacred can vary across these areas of interest. One area that comes to mind when the sacred is mentioned is nature. Nature is a special domain that all species on earth are able to experience. One person’s experience with nature can differ greatly from another person’s experience with nature. You can take wonderful hikes along daring mountainsides, surf in beautiful blue oceans, or meditate in quaint forests. At some point in our lives, we have experienced nature in some way. We may even have fond memories that stem from being in nature. For some people, nature is†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦ Unfortunately, this special relationship that we feel with nature is threatened as our world becomes more modernized. Wordsworth wrote about this concern in his poem â€Å"The World Is Too Much.† He realizes that our actions, conscious and unconscious, are hurting the environment around us. Today, as our society becomes more technologically advanced, we find ourselves spending more time inside rather than outside. There are some instances where we find ourselves in nature but we are not fully aware of our surroundings. We can miss the natural beauty of a sunset because we are nose-deep into our cellphones. We take photos of sunsets for Instagram but we do not appreciate the full aesthetic experience of that sunset. Although Wordsworth’s time period did not have cellphones or Instagram, he may agree that these mindless actions are contributing to the destruction of nature. In â€Å"The Garden of Love† by William Blake, he writes about all the joy that he has experienced in nature. The narrator visits various sites that allowed him to experience this happiness. We are unaware of whether these experiences were recent or during the narrator’s childhood, but we can deduce that these experiences impacted him greatly in life. As the narrator returns to these sites, he can see how these sites have changed. The once-thriving green field where the narrator used to play has a chapel built in its place. Instead of being free to play and liveShow MoreRelatedFrost and Wordsworth1343 Words   |  6 PagesFrost and Wordsworth: a comparative overview Robert Frost (L) and William Wordsworth (R)Syed Naquib Muslim Robert Frost is often designated by students and critics as the American poetical parallel of William Wordsworth, the forerunner of the Romantic Movement in England. It is widely believed that Wordsworth exerted profound influence on Frost in writing his poems, especially those on nature. In philosophy and style, Frost and Wordsworth appear both similar and dissimilar. 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