The “coarser pleasures of his boyish days” are gone, and he’s not taking it well. In the second stanza, abstract nouns become more prominent, as he considers “sensations…mood…kindness…love…joy.” The juxtaposition of the two types of noun mirrors the distance that Wordsworth feels from the place, and the disconnect between experience and emotions.
Wordsworth skips between past and present self, reminiscing about his lost connection to nature.Ĭoncrete nouns ground us in the scene he is describing ” cliff…sky…cottage…hedge rows…trees…woods.” The idyllic nature of the pastoral is emphasised particularly in the first stanza, stressing the presence of the natural world. When there is a stanza break, it’s normally for a reason. This poem doesn’t follow a typical structure, but instead appears more like a stream of consciousness. He asks his sister (who has come with him) not to stray from her love of nature, as he worries that man is erring from it. Upon returning, he realises that he cannot find the same connection he once had. In this poem he is thinking about the last time he came to Tintern Abbey, and how he felt at peace with nature. Wordsworth is concerned that time away from nature will damage his imagination and relationship with the world around him. Once you get your head around the storyline, then it’s actually pretty simple. This is one of the longest poems, but don’t let that put you off.
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