Poetic Appreciation of Upon Westminister Bridge

"Upon Westminister Bridge" is a Sonnet composed by the renowned British Nature  Poet William Wordsworth. Sonnet is a fourteen lines poem, this is a Petrarchan Sonnet with Octave and Sestet. Octave, the first part has eight lines, Sestet, the second part has six lines.  The poem has a regular rhyme scheme that is abba, abba, cdcd, cd.  

The present poem is a beautiful and vivid description of the city of London experienced by the poet when he had been crossing the bridge early in the morning. He had been highly fascinated by the gorgeous beauty of the city of London enabled him to take pause and enjoy the beauty from the Westminister bridge located on the River Thames. 

The poem is full of figures of speech as the poet uses the poet has used poetic devices like simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole. 'This city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning' is the best example of Simile as it creates the beautiful image by comparison. The poet is enthralled by the panoramic landscape, beauty, calm and quiet nature before him.

The Tone of the poem changes from overwhelmed to calm. The poem starts with an observation and ends with a conclusion. The sublime nature of the Poet towards God undoubtedly proved the fact that he is the nature poet. 

The language of the poem despite being figurative is easy to understand. I personally like this poem very much as it creates a beautiful picture of the city of London. It also arouses the feeling for nature and its beauty. 

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