Composed Upon Westminster Bridge By William Wordsworth By

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge By: William Wordsworth By: Samir Omara Teacher of English , IDEL School

Who was William Wordsworth? He was a great romantic poet who was born in 1770 and died in 1850. Click & Read Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

Watch & Answer 1 -Where do you live? 2 -How is your hometown affected by nature? 2 -How is your hometown affected by the human activities? Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

In pairs, read the poem & find the main idea 1 -Earth has not anything to show more fair: 2 -Dull would he be of soul who could pass by 3 -A sight so touching in its majesty; 4 -This City now doth, like a garment, wear 5 -The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, 6 -Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie 7 -Open unto the fields, and to the sky; 8 -All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. 9 -Never did sun more beautifully steep 10 -In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; 11 -Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! 12 -The river glideth at his own sweet will: 13 -Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; 14 -And all that mighty heart is lying still! Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Glossary

1 -Earth has not anything to show more fair: 2 -Dull would he be of soul who could pass by 3 -A sight so touching in its majesty; 4 -This City now doth, like a garment, wear 5 -The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, 6 -Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie 7 -Open unto the fields, and to the sky; 8 -All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. -Main ideas: 1 -London is a very nice place. 2 -Nature and objects are in harmony. -Figure of Speech: A personification is in line 1. -Sound Technique: An alliteration is in line 2. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

9 -Never did sun more beautifully steep 10 -In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; 11 -Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! 12 -The river glideth at his own sweet will: 13 -Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; 14 -And all that mighty heart is lying still! -Main ideas: 1 -River Thames flows sweetly. 2 -Beautiful nature is asleep. -Figure of Speech: A simile is in line 13. -Sound Technique: An alliteration is in line 11. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

What about the rhyme scheme? 1 -fair: 2 -by 3 -majesty; 4 -wear 5 -bare, 6 -lie 7 -sky; 8 -air. 9 -steep 10 -hill; 11 -deep! 12 -will: 13 -asleep; 14 -still! a b b a c d c d Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Click & Read

Get into groups & Discuss 1 -" Composed upon Westminster Bridge "is a romantic sonnet. 2 -William Wordsworth drew a very nice picture of London in his sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge". Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

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Glossary line word meaning 1 fair beautiful 2 dull not lively soul man’s emotional nature 3 majesty greatness 4 garment clothing 9 steep to involve deeply in 12 glideth moves slowly 14 mighty having or shoeing superior power Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Back to the Poem