The poets who belong to the Romantic period largely focus their poetry on nature. Mainly, their goal is to criticize the new society and the loss of respect for nature. These poets have a great appreciation for nature and would like to move away from advanced technology and return to simple lifestyles where simple things are more valued by society. One article states the following: “What we need to be aware of is the literal level of truth that the Romantic poets try to tell. Worth wanted to see things in life. Things, even the humblest, had life” (Tom O'Brien, James Allen). These poets had great respect for even the smallest things in nature that most of the time go unnoticed on a daily basis. Their main concern became the rapid change in lifestyle throughout their lives; this rapid change is well known as the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution began in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, European and then American societies moved from rural to urban: this industrialization moved towards special machinery, large factories and, of course, mass production (History Staff, Industrial Revolution). Life then suddenly began to rush towards a different style, away from things like farming, to working in factories and living in urban areas. Many Romantic poets wrote of their deep dislike of this change in lifestyle and its negative effects on the appreciation of nature. Their messages in the poetry they write were closely linked to society's lack of respect towards nature, and by reading their poetry no reader is able to escape this observation. In Williamworth's The World is Too Much with Us, Worth identifies three nature-related messages; the ma...... middle of paper......F57171C9F180E8D786E8FF1A50722B_1401224870163&start=1&publicationId=&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B179705668>.O'Brien, Tom; Allen, James Sloan. “Wordsworth and the End of the Arts.” Heldref Publications. November 1, 2003: 27. Web. May 26, 2014. . Introductory paragraphStaff, History. "Industrial Revolution". History Channel. Np, 2009. Web. May 26, 2014. Warsh, Lewis. "Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)." Literary resources from Gale. Np, 2002. Web. 27 May 2014. .