William Wordsworth's Prelude as an autobiographical poem- An overview

Literature has broadened our indulgence with Nature and upgraded
aesthetic sensibility to such an extent that as soon as we read the literary text, we form
images of Nature in mind. The primary purpose of this paper is to access the qualities
of autobiographical elements in words worth The Prelude poem. It is regarded as the
portrayal of spiritual autobiography. This paper examines the growth of the poet's
mind in this poem. It studies the inner life and emotional scenes of the poet's soul.
Man has the freedom of creative choice, and action slowly gains momentum. Man
alone is responsible for his upliftment. Wordsworth believed very strongly in
individual identity, a ramification of humanism. As a poet and as a creative writer,
Wordsworth attached importance to humanistic values. Wordsworth is a poet of the
earth in the true sense of the word. Man's life is subject to emotions; he attempted to
common fellow beings' lives in poems like The Excursion, The Prelude, etc. He
regarded the commoner's life as the central theme of his poetry.