Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

by William Wordsworth

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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions and Answers

What is the theme of "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

What is the summary of "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

What does the speaker mean by "the very houses seem asleep" in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

In "Composed upon Westminster Bridge," what is the significance of the exclamation at the end of the poem?

What does Wordsworth compare to a garment? What is the effect of this simile?

Why is the air smokeless?

What impression of London does the speaker create? How is this achieved?

Compare and contrast "London" by William Blake and "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth.

Why does the poet use the words "calm," "bare," and "silent"?

How does Wordsworth use personification in lines 4 and 5 of "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

What does the time of day have to do with the type of scene depicted in the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by Wordsworth?  

Justify the title of the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802."

How does Wordsworth describe London's view from Westminster Bridge?

How does Wordsworth use personification in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

What is Wordsworth's attitude towards London in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge?"

Who is the "garment" wearer in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

What paradox is found in the last lines of "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

In "Composed upon Westminster Bridge," why is the city in harmony with nature?

What is the theme of "Composed upon Westminter Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

How does this quotation from "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" change the tone of the poem?Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;  

What are two images that are drawn from nature in the poem?  I need to explain how these images compare the city to nature.

What is the significance of the figure of speech in line 1 of "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

Question from Composed upon Westminster Bridge 1.Explain the personification in line 12-14? 2.Explain the metaphor in the last two lines?

Why is the date included in the poem's title?

How does the speaker in Wordsworth's "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" perceive London's "mighty heart"?

What feelings did Wordsworth experience on Westminster Bridge in the morning?

What language techniques does Wordsworth use in 'Sonnet: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge'?

In "Composed upon Westminster Bridge," how does Wordsworth's view of the sleeping city align with his view of nature?

What sight is being referred to in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

Which two images in the poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" compare the city to nature?

How is London depicted in "Upon Westminster Bridge"?

What are the key similarities between Blake's "London" and Wordsworth's "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802"?

How does Wordsworth's "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" reject the world of industry and science?

Why does the speaker feel awestruck at his first sight of early morning London in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

What are Wordsworth's feelings about nature in "The World Is Too Much With Us," "Westminster Bridge," and "Tintern Abbey"?