Introduction William Cowper wrote the line “God made the country, and man made the town.” It comes from his long poem The Task, published in 1785, specifically from Book I, titled “The Sofa.” The line is not a standalone poem; it is one line within a much longer work of blank verse. Key Takeaways Who … Read more
Introduction Which famous river is in the poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”? The answer is the River Thames, which William Wordsworth observes from Westminster Bridge during a remarkably quiet early morning in London. Although Wordsworth does not mention the word “Thames” directly in the fourteen-line sonnet, he refers to it simply as … Read more
Introduction A stanza is a group of lines arranged together as a unit within a poem. It works much like a paragraph in prose because it can organize one idea, image, feeling, or part of an argument. If you are wondering what is a stanza in a poem, it simply refers to a group of … Read more