In Paragraph 7 Book 1, Wordsworth highlights how important exploration of your environment is when you are a child; through out the paragraph he conveys to the reader his joy in youth and the importance of Nature within his early years. The use of "babe" and "five years old" demonstrates how old he is; at this time Wordsworth would have been living in Cockermouth where he spent his childhood, also the inclusion of a capital letter when …showed first 75 words of 856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 856 total…wrong doing and reinforcing this parent like idea. Wordsworth expresses how important his ideas of childhood are through recapturing his memories of youth, emphasising how significant freedom is when young and his essential relationship with nature. His childhood was important to him as it started his relationship with Nature, thus leading and teaching him to appreciate her and recapture memories which are reflected through his poetry and also helped encourage him to pursue his poetry.