poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth

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"Composed upon Westminster Bridge" is a sonnet by William Wordsworth that vividly celebrates the serene, early-morning beauty of London as seen from Westminster Bridge.

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instanceOf poem
sonnet
author William Wordsworth
contrasts stillness of morning with usual city activity
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateOfComposition 3 September 1802
firstPublicationYear 1807
firstPublishedIn Poems, in Two Volumes
focusesOn visual perception of the city
form Petrarchan sonnet
fullTitle Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
genre lyric poetry
hasCanonicalStatus frequently anthologized English poem
hasIllustrativeDevice hyperbole
imagery
personification
simile
includedIn English literature curricula
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
surface form: English Romantic movement
literaryPeriod Romanticism
mainTheme awe before nature and the cityscape
spiritual response to beauty
tranquility
urban beauty
mentions Thames
surface form: River Thames

domes
ships
temples
theatres
meter iambic pentameter
numberOfLines 14
openingLine Earth has not anything to show more fair:
placeOfComposition London, England
surface form: London
publisherOfFirstEdition Longman
relatedWorkByAuthor Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey
surface form: Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey

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rhymeScheme ABBAABBA CDCDCD
setting London, England
surface form: London
settingDetail view of London from Westminster Bridge
speaker first-person observer
subjectOf literary criticism
subjectOfDescription City of London
surface form: the city of London
timeSetting early morning
sunrise
tone contemplative
reverent
voltaPosition line 9

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Westminster Bridge featuredIn poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth