The 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!
This' Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
Questions:
i. What is the theme of the stanza?
ii. Identify the figurative language used in the given stanza.
iii. How does the speaker feel about the relationship between humanity and nature, and what evidence from the stanza supports this?
iv. Explain the significance of the phrase "we lay waste our powers" in the context of the poem.
v. Discuss the imagery of the sea and the winds in the stanza and how they contribute to the overall message.
vi. How does the speaker convey a sense of disconnection or disharmony with nature in the last two lines of the stanza?