What theme is expressed by the line 'The world is too much with us'?

What theme is expressed by the line 'The world is too much with us'?

• A. Love for nature
• B. Industrial progress
• C. Wealth
• D. Fame

Answer: (A)

This line highlights how a person’s relationship with nature is strained by a busy, material-minded world. The claim that “the world is too much with us” shows that daily pursuits—“getting and spending”—dominate life, causing us to “lay waste our powers” and to miss what nature offers. In saying “Little we see in Nature that is ours,” the speaker laments that meaningful contact with the natural world has faded. The overall theme is a lament about losing touch with nature and a longing to reconnect with it. Among the options, love for nature fits best because it captures valuing and desiring a closer, more attentive relationship with the natural world; the line critiques the neglect caused by material concerns, rather than celebrating industrial progress, wealth, or fame.

This line highlights how a person’s relationship with nature is strained by a busy, material-minded world. The claim that “the world is too much with us” shows that daily pursuits—“getting and spending”—dominate life, causing us to “lay waste our powers” and to miss what nature offers. In saying “Little we see in Nature that is ours,” the speaker laments that meaningful contact with the natural world has faded. The overall theme is a lament about losing touch with nature and a longing to reconnect with it. Among the options, love for nature fits best because it captures valuing and desiring a closer, more attentive relationship with the natural world; the line critiques the neglect caused by material concerns, rather than celebrating industrial progress, wealth, or fame.