gs that are visible in spring. The showers of the SpringRouse the birds, and they sing;If the wind do but stir for his proper delight,Each leaf, that and this, his neighbor will kiss;Each wave, one and tother, speeds after his brother:They are happy, for that is their right!In the previous passage Wordsworth touches several different aspects of nature. Wordsworth writes of leaves, rain and waves. These things are typically considered nature, but things such as the birds are typically not. This is what Wordsworth does so wonderfully, considered everything a part of nature and conveys this to the reader. Another talent that Wordsworth has is convincing the reader that everything is alive. Ordinarily the reader would consider such things as showers a part of nature but not alive. Wordsworth gives nature to things that are not nature and life to things that are not alive. He writes of the waves as they come in to shore and as one crashes another one follows. He calls the second one the brother to the first. This is amazing use of words and imagery. The reader is able to view the waves following each other and rolling one after the other. Wordsworth gives the waves life like characteristics by referring to them as siblings. This technique is called personification. Wordsworth uses personification throughout the entire poem. He does this with the waves as well as with the leaves. He refers to the leaves touching each other as they grow close to each other on the branches as kissing. This is another example of Wordsworths brilliant use of imagery. The reader can see the leaves moving intimately in the wind in an almost human like manner. Wordsworth uses many techniques in his poetry, in this selection imagery and personification are apparent. Wordsworth always compares some aspect of life with nature. In his two poems, The Ruined Cottage and The Tables Turned he discusses his ideas of nature and education. He uses the scenery he...
