Question

In Tables Turned, Wordsworth says Nature can teach more than whom?

• A. Poets
• B. Philosophers
• C. Sages
• D. Teachers

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Philosophers

In this poem, Wordsworth emphasizes the superiority of nature over traditional bookish learning. He urges the reader to leave behind books and embrace the wisdom that nature provides. The famous lines from the poem are:

"Come forth into the light of things,
Let Nature be your teacher."

A key line in the poem states:
"Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;
Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:
—We murder to dissect."

Here, Wordsworth criticizes the analytical approach of philosophers, suggesting that their intellectual methods distort the beauty and wisdom of nature.