THE EDUCATION OF NATURE (THREE YEARS SHE GREW) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Literature & Life

31-05-2022 • 8 mins

WILLIAM WORDSWORH’s Lucy Poems are a collection of five poems composed in Germany between 1798 and 1801. Long has been discussed whether Lucy was a real woman or a fragment of the poet’s imagination. Wordsworth never revealed her true identify or upbringing. ‘Education of Nature’ is one of the ‘Lucy poems.’ Nature provided Wordsworth with inspiration and spirituality. In this poetry, Nature adopts Lucy as her kid and decides to raise her under her care. Lucy, dies suddenly, leaving the poet sad. Nature has a special place in this poem since she is both beautiful and generous. The poem becomes a magnificent elegy addressed to a deceased woman whom Wordsworth admired not only for her beauty, but also for her connection to nature, which he thought as a great achievement. According to the poet, nature has an ennobling and spiritual capacity to guide humanity, as proven by this poem.

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