Context

• The poems form?

  • Has a regular rhyme
  • Uses quatrains to add a calm and smooth tone
• The poem is about enjoying nature without any distractions
• The speaker urges his sister

  1. To finish her work

  2. To enjoy nature
• What does the poem present

  • Presents the idea that we can learn more from spending time in nature than from years of academic studying
  • This is a typical Romantic idea, as the Romantic poets rejected the reason and logic of their societies, and focused instead on appreciating nature as an awe-inspiring and powerful force
• what is the poem about

  • Is about simple, sensory enjoyment of the natural world
  • Nature provides an escape from the day-to-day grind