What is/are the role(s) of memory and/or nostalgia in Wordsworth?
As Woodsworth revisits Tintern Abbey and the banks of the Rye, he is nostalgic of his experience five years ago when he first visited the area. He remembers the description of the area so vividly. However, he sees the place differently now than in the past. For the past years, he had been living in lonely rooms and crowded towns and cities, but when he returned, he is apprehended by the beauty of nature. He describes feeling nature in “the blood” and “along the heart”; as it offered a “tranquil restoration” to his mind. He has become a “living soul” who is able to “see into the life of things”. It was like he was rediscovering himself after being lost. Being in nature after being secluded from it offered him a new form of spirituality and recovery. It allowed him to feel alive again. He was in a serene state of mind because of his memories from his childhood which allowed him to reconnect to nature as nature console him by ridding him of evil thoughts and providing him comfort.
I agree that Woodsworth definitely used imagery and metaphor to describe his experience with nature. I think that it is similar to many other romantic era poets, who write about the spirit of nature using imagery and metaphors. In this case, your interpretation of Wordsworth achieving a new form of spirituality follows this theme of nature being a pure spirit that serves as guidance.