Select the correct answer.
"The World Is Too Much with Us" is a Petrarchan sonnet written by William Wordsworth. Its first eight lines (the octave) pose a question or problem, and its last six lines (the sestet) give a response or solution. The problem in this sonnet's octave is that humanity has lost its respect for and connection with nature. In the sestet, how does Wordsworth propose to address this problem?
The World Is Too Much with Us
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not—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;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
How does Wordsworth propose to address the problem in the sestet?
A. By urging humanity to get and spend less
B. By lamenting the loss of connection with nature
C. By expressing a desire to return to Pagan beliefs
D. By encouraging people to appreciate modern science
