Why is William Wordsworth known as poet of nature?

Why is William Wordsworth known as poet of nature?Category: Poetry QuestionWhy is William Wordsworth known as poet of nature?
Mir Afzal Staff asked 2 years ago
Why is William Wordsworth known as poet of nature?
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Mir Afzal Staff answered 2 years ago
Wordsworth is known as poet of nature because throughout his work, nature provides the ultimate good influence on the human mind. All manifestations of the natural world—from the highest mountain to the simplest flower—elicit noble, elevated thoughts and passionate emotions in the people who observe these manifestations. Wordsworth repeatedly emphasizes the importance of nature to an individual's intellectual and spiritual development. A good relationship with nature helps individuals connect to both the spiritual and the social worlds. As Wordsworth explains in The Prelude, a love of nature can lead to a love of humankind. In such poems as "The World Is Too Much with Us" (1807) and "London, 1802" (1807) people become selfish and immoral when they distance themselves from nature by living in cities. Humanity‘s innate empathy and nobility of spirit becomes corrupted by artificial social conventions as well as by the squalor of city life. In contrast, people who spend a lot of time in nature, such as laborers and farmers, retain the purity and nobility of their souls.