Question

The problem in this sonnet's octet is that humanity has lost its respect for and connection with nature. In the sestet, how does Wordsworth propose to address this problem?

Answer 1

In the sestet, William Wordsworth addresses the octet (Where the problem has been stated) with a response that he'd rather exercise paganism because in that way he might feel less in gloomy about humanity's disrespect and loss of oneness with nature because he feels a sense of shared connection with nature again.