Nature

While the narrative of the poem itself does not take place in any particular setting, nature in general is described throughout it. At first, nature is described in general terms, primarily with regard to its distinctions from civilized society. However, as the poem progresses, the speaker describes several aspects of nature, such as the sea, the wind, and open grassy fields. Of these, the sea receives the most attention, described in terms of both its vast openness and its resiliency. The sea is also the place from where the two Greek gods Proteus and Triton emerge at the end of the poem.

England

England is an implied setting in the poem. Although there is no physical description of England within the text, the speaker does describe some of the prevailing social attitudes of the country in the first section of the poem. The England the speaker examines has...