Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Wordsworth
- First Published: 1807
- Type of Work: Sonnet
- Genres: Poetry, Sonnet
- Subjects: Nature, Nineteenth century, England or English people, City life, London, Romanticism, Cities or towns, Bridges
The Poem
This poem’s title, “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802,” tells the reader its setting: William Wordsworth is in London on the bridge that crosses the Thames River by the houses of Parliament, close to where Big Ben’s Tower stands today. When he tells the poem’s place and date of composition, however, the poet may not be strictly accurate. He probably began composing the poem on July 31 as he crossed the bridge at the beginning of a journey to France; he may have then finished it by his return on September 3. His sister, Dorothy Wordsworth,...
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