Nature as a Powerful Force in Literature

Abstract

This paper was originally written for Dr. Margaret Linley, for a lower-division English course, ENGL 115W. The assignment asked students to reflect on the interconnectedness of literature and nature through analysis of both the form and content of a piece of text discussed in class. The text chosen to highlight the integral relationship shared between nature and literature was William Wordsworth’s poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” The paper uses MLA citation style.