"Lines Written in Early Spring" - William Wordsworth

"Lines Written in Early Spring" is a poem written by a poet by the name of William Wordsworth. The poem is written to make readers think about the boundaries that we are faced with due to cities and large towns being built.

There are different boundaries mentioned in this poem. Environmental boundaries are mentioned in this poem as the persona is explaining what man has done to the environment. The persona believes that man is destroying the environment when they build large cities.

"And Much it grieved my heart to think

What man has made of man"

Another form of boundary mentioned in this poem is limitless boundaries. The limitless boundary shows that nature is free and knows no boundaries.

"The Birds around me hopped and played

Their thoughts i cannot measure:-

But the least motion which they made

It seemed a thrill of pleasure."

The persona has used captivating language techniques in this poem. The poem contains uses a pathetic fallacy to show that his mood reflects the weather.

"To her fair works did Nature link

The human soul that ran through me ran"

A pun has been used in this poem. This is explaining that man has made "man made" factories and buildings. The persona emphasises this point as he uses it once early in the poem and then at the very end of poem.

"What man has made of man"

The persona has used visual imagery in the poem to give the reader a feeling of what it is like to be in this Spring field.

"The budding twigs spread out their fan,

To catch the breezy air"