What Wordsworth is saying in the quote is that even though London is a big industrial city during the day, at night it sleeps. Wordsworth fins this site beautiful which is odd, because he is a romantic poet, and he should only find nature to be beautiful; not a city. However, Wordsworth looked really hard throughout this poem, and was able to find some beauty in London. “Never did sun more beautifully steep” (metaphor) is another example of theme being developed using figures of speech. He is comparing the sun to tea in this quote.
In the sense that the longer you steep tea the stronger it gets and the longer the day goes on the stronger the sun gets. This is a perfect example of theme being developed because someone would have to look insanely hard to make that comparison, and notice the true beauty. “Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;” (personification) is the final example of figure of speech. This quote helps develop theme because during the day everyone in London would be out, and about, but this early in the morning everyone is still asleep.
So Wordsworth had to take the time to notice this, otherwise he would have never found the other side of London. The second way Wordsworth develops theme is with imagery. One of the lines he uses imagery in is: “Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep” (organic) this quote is used to show emotion, and how at peace that he really is. “This city now doth, like a garment wear” (visual) is the second quote in which Wordsworth uses imagery to develop theme.
The Term Paper on Naturalism as Developed by London and Crane
Often dismissed as realism by many critics, Naturalist literature takes a stand against the “reality” presented in the realist works of James, Howells, and other Realist authors. The Naturalist authors seek to reveal a true image of life and the human experience no matter how ugly that truth may appear. They aim to tell the stories that Realism is too afraid to explore. Frank Norris ...
In this quote he is saying that the sun is coming up on the city of London. This sight makes him very happy. The finale quote in which Wordsworth uses imagery to develop theme is: “The river glideth at his own sweet will” (kinaesthetic) so in this quote the river is usually ugly, and full of boats that mess up its flow. However, at this time in the morning the river is empty, and can move at its own will, and this is a very beautiful site compared to the norm.
The finale way Wordsworth develops theme is through tone. On the very first line of the poem Wordsworth says, “Earth has not anything to show more fair” in this line he is seeing one of the most beautiful things he has ever seen, and it is making him very happy. “Dear God! The very houses seam asleep” is the second quote he uses. In this quote he is very surprised that he finds the city so beautiful, because he is a romantic poet, and wouldn’t normally find it so beautiful, and the city seams so different at night.
