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The speaker of "The World IsToo Much with Us" believes that if he were a pagan, he would be?

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Answer:

d. more responsive to nature.

Step-by-step explanation:

William Wordsworth's poem "The World Is Too Much With Us" is a take on what worldly life is all about. The poet believes that worldly things have made men distanced from nature.

In lines 9 and 10, the speaker exclaims: "Great God! I’d rather be

A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;

So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,

Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn"

This shows that he would want to be less worldly so that he will be more responsive to nature and its beauty. Rather than be worldly and forget nature, he wants to be detached from it all, desiring to be a pagan instead.

Thus, the correct answer is option d.

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