Wordsworth's Perception of Nature

William Wordsworth is categorized as a Romantic poet because he is very drawn to nature and sees it in a different way than anyone else does. Wordsworth's poems all have something in common, no matter what they are about you can always find something relating to nature in them. Wordsworth has a very different view of nature compared to many other people. He sees nature as something that is very innocent and pure. Most of Wordsworth's poems speak on a time when nature has spoken to him. His view of nature is open-ended and there is not just one answer to sum up how he feels about nature. Wordsworth poetry is never simple, he makes all his poems very complex to make the reader think and do a lot of interpreting. Another thing that Wordsworth poetry suggests is that man and nature are one. Instead of putting them in two different categories, he views them as being equal and the same. Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much With Us" is a great example of how Wordsworth sees nature. He explains in this poem that the world used to be so pure and now it's turning into "too much." He explains towards the end of the poem that he would rather "Be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn." He would rather have all these things happen then go on treating nature how we have been treating it for a long time. This is not the only poem that Wordsworth expresses these feelings. Most of his poetry reflects this same feeling after interpreting it. Wordsworth has a deep view of nature, it can't be summarized in one sentence, or even two. To him, the world is an innocent place without humans. But when you ass humans in, it becomes "too much." As he states in the above poem. Man and nature become one in Wordsworth poetry, and this can be seen in almost any Wordsworth poem.