In William Wordsworth's poem "Tintern Abbey" the nature of a poet's being and the poet's being in relation to Nature are used to express the internal connection of the poet to the external world. The poem does not focus on Wordsworth's visit through the Wye Valley to Tintern Abbey in 1798, but rather the memory of his visit in 1793 with respect to the passing of time and the poet's changing perspective to the role of Nature in "humanity". Wordsworth's memories of his visit in 1793 compared and contrasted to his visit in 1798 allows him to interpret the different states of his being as well as ...

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