"The World Is Too Much With Us"

"The World Is Too Much With Us" is a sonnet by William Wordsworth that critiques how people have become disconnected from nature due to materialism and industrialization. He argues that in focusing on wealth and possessions, society has lost touch with the beauty and spiritual value of the natural world. Wordsworth suggests that this obsession diminishes our appreciation of nature’s divine qualities and compromises our deeper connection to life. Overall, the poem laments humanity's neglect of nature’s importance, urging a return to a more harmonious, respectful relationship with the natural environment.