ENGLISH TWELVE
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William Wordsworth
“The World Is Too Much with Us” & “London, 1802” p.790
1.
In “The World Is Too Much with Us,” what activities cause people to exhaust their “powers”?
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2.
What does the speaker mean by the “world”?
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3.
According to the speaker, with what are we “out of tune”?
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4.
Why is being “out of tune” such a loss?
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5.
Wordsworth mourns what could be called the frenzied quest for wealth in “The World is Too Much
with Us”? Explain why that is so.
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6.
In “The World is Too Much with Us,” why does Wordsworth write, “Great God! I’d rather be / A
Pagan suckled in a creed outworn . . .”?
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7.
What is the state of England in “London, 1802”?
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8.
What lacks or missing qualities have caused this condition?
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