William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Things to Consider:

• Nature
• Imagination
• Power
• Haitian Revolution (See Site )

Homework Questions:
259:

• Why wouldn't Wordsworth contribute to a volume of antislavery poetry?

"To Toussaint L'Ouverture" (see alternate version)

• Which Sonnet form does this better exemplify?  Explain.
• How does Nature function in this poem? Explain.
• What is the theme of this poem?  Explain.

"To Thomas Clarkson" (1760-1846)
260:

• What is  a "yoke-fellow of Time" (8)?
• Explain:  "The palm / Is won" (9-10).
• Explain:  "Thy zeal shall find / Repose at length" (13-14).

from The Prelude (Book Ten)
260-61:

• Explain lines 206-10.

261:

• Why is Wordsworth not upset by the unsuccessful attempt in 1793 to pass an abolition bill (218-26)?
• How does this excerpt compare with "To Toussaint"?