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Comparing belonging in 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' and 'I Shall Return'

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I can compare how Wordsworth and McKay present ideas of belonging and nature.

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Both Wordsworth and McKay arguably suggest that a sense of belonging comes from an external source. While both poets associate nature with belonging, McKay may also suggest a connection to one’s heritage is necessary. We might suggest that Wordsworth implies that you just have to imagine the external source to feel happiness. However, McKay arguably suggests that you have to physically be in that space to feel belonging. We might see both poets as adhering to Romantic conventions.

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