Wordsworth begins the poem with two hyperboles. First of all he says: “The Earth has nothing more beautiful to show” (1). Here, he exaggerates: this exceptional spectacle serves to help the reader understand how dazzling his vision is. Then he says: «He who could pass by would be dull of mind» (2). His exaggeration here is that if a person is not fascinated by this spectacle enough to stop, then he must have no soul. After these two lines, Worth uses a series of personifications. He says, “This city now wears, like a garment, / The beauty of the morning; silent, naked." (4-5). Here he personifies the city by giving it the ability to wear clothes. In this way, she makes it seem like London's beauty is temporary and only comes from the clothes she decided to wear that day. And in line twelve he says, “The river flows according to his sweet will:” (12). On this line, the river is personified and given the ability to control its rhythm. Then in the next line he says, “Dear God! The houses themselves seem asleep;” (13). Here the houses are personified by the ability to sleep like humans. All this personification is used, because it promotes the idea that the chances of this happening are low. By making each aspect of London its own entity, it makes it seem as if each aspect of London was doing the right thing at the right time to create this