▁first ▁published ▁in ▁Po ems , ▁in ▁Two ▁Vol umes ▁( 1 8 0 7 ). ▁Like ▁most ▁Italian ▁son net s , ▁its ▁ 1 4 ▁lines ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁i amb ic ▁pent am eter . ▁ ▁Th eme ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Word sw orth ▁wrote ▁several ▁son net s ▁bl ast ing ▁what ▁he ▁perce ived ▁as ▁" the ▁dec ad ent ▁material ▁c yn ic ism ▁of ▁the ▁time ." ▁" The ▁World ▁Is ▁To o ▁Much ▁with ▁Us " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁works . ▁It ▁reflect s ▁his ▁view ▁that ▁human ity ▁must ▁get ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁nature ▁to ▁progress ▁spirit ually . ▁The ▁rh yme ▁scheme ▁of ▁this ▁poem ▁is ▁a - b - b - a , ▁a - b - b - a , ▁c - d - c - d , ▁c - d . ▁This ▁Italian ▁or ▁Pet r arch an ▁son net ▁uses ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁lines ▁( s est et ) ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁lines ▁( oct ave ). ▁The ▁first ▁eight ▁lines ▁( oct ave ) ▁are ▁the ▁problems ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁( s est et ) ▁are ▁the ▁solution . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁▁ ▁Word sw orth ▁gives ▁a ▁fatal istic ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁past ▁and ▁future . ▁The ▁words ▁" late ▁and ▁soon " ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁verse ▁describe ▁how ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁future ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁his ▁character ization ▁of ▁man kind . ▁The ▁author