5/13/2023 0 Comments The prelude by william wordsworth![]() ![]() At the time, his imagination ran wild with images of London's neighborhoods, the Thames river, and landmarks like St. ![]() Most of all, he was baffled by how urban neighbors could live so close to each other but never know each other. The speaker pushed him to describe London's wonders and was met with noncommittal answers. When he was a child, a schoolmate visited London, and the speaker remembers feeling surprised and disappointed when his classmate came home looking unchanged by the metropolis. There was a time when every fantastical setting described in stories or history paled beside the speaker's imaginary version of London. ![]() He decided, he explains, to move to London-a place he had previously visited but never settled in. Now, in the morning, he prepares to launch back into the story of his life beginning with the period just after he left Cambridge and finished his time in the Alps. But, one night ago, a group of singing birds inspired him to take up the story again. He explains that he began five years ago, but has worked in fits and starts, only recently stopping work on the Prelude for several years. The speaker begins by reflecting on his writing process so far. ![]()
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