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Wordsworth’s ‘The World is Too Much With Us’ is a

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Literature in English JAMB 1982

Wordsworth’s ‘The World is Too Much With Us’ is a

  • sonnet checkmark
  • epic
  • couplet
  • quartrain
  • tercet.

The correct answer is: A

Explanation

William Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much With Us" is a sonnet. A sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter, typically with a specific rhyme scheme. This poem follows the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet, consisting of an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines), with a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA for the octave and  CDCDCD for the sestet.

The poem critiques the materialism of the modern world and laments humanity's disconnection from nature.

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