tive, and uncivilized manifestations of Nature; 2) a growing interest in scenery; 3) an association of human moods with the "moods" of Nature, leading to a subjective feeling for it and interpretation of it; 4) an emphasis on natural religion; 5) an emphasis on the need for spontaneity in thought and action and in the expression of thought; 6) more importance given to natural genius and the power of the imagination; 7) a tendency to exalt the individual and his or her needs and an emphasis on the need for a freer and more personal expression; and 8) the cult of the Noble Savage (Cuddon 814-815).
Wordsworth always identified himself as having a special message concerning nature's relation to man and man's relation to nature. His adult view was a conscious revolt against the scientific view of the world and man:
To such temperaments as Wordsworth and Coleridge, it seemed that both the outer and the inner world had been thoroughly mechanized by scientists and psychologists; the physical universe and the soul of man were alike governed by mechanical laws and subject to rationalistic analysis. Wordsworth and Coleridge saw the universe and man as enveloped and interpenetrated by mystery and the all-comprehending unity of spirit (Bush 33).
William Wordsworth states in his poems "Expostulation and Reply" and "The Tables Turned" that we can learn much of value from our interaction with Nature. This is a Romantic concept, and the Romantic poets turned to nature as their schoolroom and derived life's lessons fro
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