Guidance

• Your essay should begin with a clear, arguable thesis that states your view on Wordsworth's effectiveness (or lack thereof) in blending urban and natural beauty.
• Include specific textual evidence (quotes and line references) to back up each body paragraph.
• Think about how the Petrarchan sonnet form enhances or complicates the poem's main argument.
• In your conclusion, consider what this poem indicates about the Romantic movement's connection to modernity and nature.

Write a well-organized essay in which you argue how Wordsworth employs poetic form, imagery, and personification to reshape the relationship between nature and civilization. Your essay should consider the following:

Your essay must present a clear, defensible thesis and back it up with close textual evidence from the poem.

Suggested length: 4–6 paragraphs Remember to incorporate quotations smoothly and analyze — rather than simply identify — literary devices.

• How does the sonnet form (structure, volta, rhyme scheme) enhance or complicate the poem's main argument?
• How does Wordsworth's use of imagery — especially light, stillness, and organic metaphors — elevate the urban landscape into something that feels natural or sublime?
• How does personification (e.g., "The City now doth, like a garment, wear / The beauty of the morning") blur the lines between the man-made and the natural world?