Wordsworth's spots refer to moments of intense, transformative experience with nature described by William Wordsworth in his autobiographical poem The Prelude—episodes where the natural world triggers profound psychological or spiritual insight, often in childhood. These "spots of time" (as Wordsworth called them) function as mnemonic anchors that sustain the poet through later disillusionment, embodying his belief in nature as moral teacher and imaginative catalyst. Examples include stealing a boat or encountering a blind beggar. For students, Wordsworth’s spots exemplify Romantic theories of memory, imagination, and the sublime, revealing how poetry can structure personal history around revelatory encounters with the external world.

Wordsworth's term for moments of vivid perception that recur in memory. Related to spots of time. These privileged moments become sources for poetic meditation and revelation.