Which poet wrote The World Is Too Much With Us?

• A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• B. William Wordsworth
• C. John Keats
• D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing a poet who centers on nature and the impact of modern life on our connection to the natural world. The World Is Too Much With Us expresses a Romantic critique of materialism and a longing to feel nature more deeply, which fits William Wordsworth’s voice and concerns. Wordsworth and his fellow Romantic writers often argued that people have become too absorbed in getting and spending, losing touch with the beauty and spiritual refreshment that nature offers.

This poem’s refrain of longing to be more in tune with the natural world—even imagining a return to ancient, mythic ways of sensing it—embodies Wordsworth’s belief that nature can restore imagination and moral sensibility. While other Romantic poets explored similar themes, this particular piece is associated with Wordsworth, distinguishing it from their other well-known works.