Born in 1770 in the Lake District, a picturesque region in northwest England, William Wordsworth endured the loss of his mother at an early age. A few years later, his father passed away, leaving Wordsworth and his siblings under the guardianship of various relatives. This series of losses led Wordsworth to turn to writing as a means of coping with the loneliness and anxiety caused by the death of his parents and the separation from his siblings.

Wordsworth is celebrated as a central figure of the Romantic Movement, which emerged in the early 1800s. As the name suggests, Romanticism emphasizes profound imagination and emotion over rationality. Wordsworth, in particular, attributed an active role to nature. Though nature’s manifestations are silent, they speak to sensitive souls, forming an everlasting connection. This perspective inspired many Romantic poets to draw their inspiration from the natural world.

Rightly renowned as the “poet of nature,” Wordsworth had an ardent inclination toward the intellectual and spiritual aspects of the natural world. He perceived a divine soul animating all objects of nature, a realization that became a firm belief reflected throughout his poetry and prose. His poems often explore the joy of solitude in nature, evoking ecstasy through rich imagery. This mystical approach to........

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