The Use of Tone in "The World Is Too Much With Us"

In “The World Is Too Much With Us,” the narrator uses tone to convey why humanity should consider animism in the face of industrial advancement. William Wordsworth uses tones of both frustration and hopefulness in regards to his views on human advancement and humanity’s relationship with nature. In the lines,"For this, for everything, we are out of tune; / It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be / A pagan suckled in a creed outworn;", the narrator expresses his frustration with the increasing lack of respect and admiration that humanity holds for nature. With the rise of the industrial…