Lines written in early spring

Question 1

brief summary

Answer 1

• Thinks about natures seamless existence

- Leads him to think about the misery of man

Question 2

French Rev

Answer 2

• He was stunned by the cruelty of french society
• Made the world question the authenticity of the monarchy
• Time of political unrest
• 1788-1799

Question 3

Themes

Answer 3

• nature
• spirituality
• peace

Question 4

Structure and form

Answer 4

6 quatrains
- completeness and hope that nature can bring to humanity
ABAB
- consistency of nature
- cyclical
- absence of corruption

Question 5

Quote in first stanza

Answer 5

‘I heard a thousand blended notes’

• sensory
• multitudes
• harmony and unity- contrast to humanity during F.R
• musical

Question 6

Quote about what man has made

Answer 6

‘grieved my heart to think what man has made of man’

• loss- what could have been if we took nature serious
• link between heart and mind- work in harmony just like nature when in contact w nature
• ‘made’- although nature created us, we refuse this relationship and feel as though we have control
• therefore, we corrupt and exploit– F.R

Question 7

Quote about flowers

Answer 7

‘faith that every flower enjoys the air it breathes’

• fricative allit. - unity
• pantheism
• ‘every’- wholistic, no discrimination
• enjambment- free flowing of the ‘breezy air’
• we don’t ‘enjoy’ the air we breathe, constantly looking for more, never satisfied, greedy.

Question 8

quote about plan

Answer 8

‘Natures holy plan’

• capitalised
• pantheism
• ‘plan’
• personifies nature
• carefully designs
• ideas of predestination- we can rely on nature, no need to worry therefore, v hopeful towards the end