William Wordsworth: Lines Written in Early Spring

Lines Written in Early Spring p. 250
1798

This is not like other poems by Wordsworth where the speaker finds sanctuary or pleasure with in nature. This poem shows disconnect between the human and nature. The speaker finds no pleasure in his surroundings and does not understand why he should find any. “The budding twigs spread out their fan/ To catch the breezy air/ And I must think, do all I can/ That there was pleasure there” (250). He is trying to convince himself that he sees and understands what should be there. In reality he sees nothing. This is very unlike other poems i.e. Tintern Abbey where the speaker finds himself in nature. He uses the scenery as a link to his youth. In this poem there is no connection made between the speaker and his surroundings.