<P> In essence, materialism is just that getting and spending: it is devoid of emotion or a true fulfilling purpose . In many ways the stereotypes of man and woman mirror the difference between the neoclassical and romantic period between civilised and nature . Men in this context are associated with rationality, strength, order and power, whereas women are associated with emotion and the imagination . </P> <P> Music and harmony </P> <P> The line, "For this, for everything we are out of tune" implies that man is out of tune with nature, unable to live in harmony with the world around him . By describing the harmonious relationship of man and nature as a tune, Wordsworth evokes a sensuous experience of nature . </P> <P> Wordsworth uses the words "we" and "us ." This includes the reader, once again positioning the reader to engage with the poem . </P>

Meaning of the poem the world is too much with us