Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 The sonnet, “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802,” shows Wordsworth’s appreciating the beauty of London and demonstrating it as “emotion recollected in tranquility.” It’s characteristic of his love for solitude that it is set in the early morning when there is no bustle and noise. He is in awe at the scenic beauty of the morning sun radiating from London’s great architectural marvels. However, there are numerous religious …showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…perfection, that he cries out to God - thanking and praising Him for allowing him to be a witness to such a sight. The river is moving at its own pace - not being forced nor stopped. The “houses,” where the inhabitants live, the life of the city, seem to be suspended in time. Wordsworth’s ending simply reinforces the stillness, silence and angelic perfection of London at a morning sunrise. Bibliography I did it