Question

In context of the poem as a whole, we can infer that the word

“world” means
(A) society
(B) England
(C) the man-made world
(D) nature
(E) people


Passage 5. William Wordsworth, “Th e world is too much with us”
Th e world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
Th is Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
Th e Winds that will be howling at all hours
And are up-gathered now like sleeping fl owers;
For this, for every thing, we are out of tune;
It moves us not—Great God! I’d rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus coming from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter (D) nature. In context of the poem as a whole, we can infer that the word “world” means nature. It talks about the changes and happenings that the nature has encountered. It shows how man handles it and how he treated the nature towards its greater advantage.