Dorothy Wordsworth
Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855)
Things to Consider:
- Potentially Useful Article
- Descriptions of Nature
Homework Questions:
433:
- Describe the relationship between
Dorothy and William Wordsworth. (see also 436, 439,
and esp. 444-45)
The Journals:
- Why is she so detailed in her descriptions?
- What impression does Dorothy's journal offer of the
economic conditions at the time? (see 437, 442)
- Describe Dorothy's emotional response to the different poor
people she describes in these entries.
437:
- What does Dorothy say is her reason
for starting her Grasmere journal?
444-45:
- Describe Dorothy's reaction to
William's wedding.
William Wordsworth
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
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379-80:
What are the central subject and theme of this poem?
380:
- What is "that inward eye / Which is
the bliss of solitude" (15-16)?
- How does the imagery found in this
poem compare with that found in Dorothy's journal entry for
April 15, 1802 (440)?
