Composition

Here, we will discuss the outer composition (stanzas, verses, graphical expression) and inner composition (beginning, subdivision, and course) of the poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802” by William Wordsworth.

Outer composition

The poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”  is a depiction of the city of London,  seen by the poet from Westminster Bridge. The city is so beautiful that one needs to stop on the bridge and admire it.

The poem takes the outer form of a Petrarchan sonnet, which has fourteen lines, which are usually separated into two parts. The separation, in our case, is subtle; the poet makes a subtle shift in the ninth line, when he starts focusing on the amazing beauty of the city, which is not ...