Romanticism represents an era of a magnificent literary movement that took place in Europe from the 17th century until the mid-18th century. Romantics rejected the idea of ​​faith in logic and reasons and moved towards the idea of ​​faith in senses, feelings and imagination, which led to the beginning of the Romantic period. William Wordsworth and his friend, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, together published a collection of poems called "Lyrical Ballads" which became extremely influential and led to the beginning of the Romantic period. William Wordsworth's poem “Composed on Westminster Bridge, 3 September 1802” is one of his best Romantic works. The poetry included many of the Romantic characteristics that distinguished Romanticism from Realism. The poem reflects three different characteristics of Romanticism; interest in the common man and childhood, strong senses, emotions and feelings and amazement for nature. The interest in the common man and childhood is a romantic characteristic in which the natural goodness of human beings is hindered by the urban life of civilization. In the poem “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”, Wordsworth uses this romantic characteristic to connect nature with the common man. An example is: "It would be dull of soul who could pass by a sight so disturbing in its majesty." (2-3) In the example, the speaker questions people's sense of beauty and feelings towards nature by saying how they could miss such a breathtaking view of Westminster Bridge in the morning. Wordsworth regards an ordinary man, who is ignorant of such a majestic vision, as a "dull" or weak-hearted soul. Wordsworth stated that "all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." He believed that romantics should have senses, emotions, feelings and respect for nature. William Wordsworth is the best-known Romantic poet of the Romanticism era. He wrote this poem in an urban society, because the vision he discovered interested him even more than natural, rural society. The setting of the poem, as indicated in the title, is ironic, because it does not describe it as part of Romanticism. Romantic poems are based on nature as it is an important aspect of romantic literature. William Wordsworth did a wonderful job comparing the city to nature. Works Cited Wright, Junius. Characteristics of Romanticism. Charleston, SC: National Council of Teachers of English, 2010. PDF.Smith, Donna. Characteristics of romantic literature. Odessa, Texas: Odessa College, nd PDF.Kartha, Deepa. "Characteristics of Romanticism". Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, June 18, 2012. Web. March 12. 2014.