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My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold
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William Wordsworth
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My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold
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My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay
There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.
Nature Imagery
The speaker loves nature a bunch. Like, a whole bunch. He loves it so much, in fact, that he expresses a wish to die if he is no longer thrilled at the sight of a rainbow. While he's still alive, h...
Age Imagery
This poem covers the range of human life, from childhood, to adulthood, to old age and death. It stresses the influence of childhood throughout life, not just until one "matures." The most importan...
