It Is a Beauteous Evening (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
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The Poem
In William Wordsworth’s poem “It Is a Beauteous Evening” the poet is watching the sun set over the ocean; the evening is beautiful and calm, inspiring a mood of religious awe, like “a Nun/ Breathless with adoration.” Amid the tranquility, the poet’s attention shifts, and he suddenly takes note of the sound of the waves. The noise, “like thunder,” shows that the ocean is awake. Its unceasing motion brings to the poet’s mind thoughts of eternity.
The reader first realizes that the poet is not alone as he addresses a young girl, who is walking by...
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