An Extract From The Prelude Flashcards
1
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What is a main theme of the poem?
A
- man being wondered as prideful and arrogant
- nature is powerful and terrifying (can be deceiving at times)
2
Q
What does the quote “utmost boundary” show?
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- self realisation, how small his human life is to the vast arrays of nature
- he doesn’t know everything,self pride is lost, nature is a power man cannot control
- romantics believe nature over man
3
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What does the quote “huge peak black and huge” show?
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- repetition shows the teen cannot express his experience he’s stuttering
- natures gain in power, has lots doesn’t boast about it, it’s revealed slowly
- never have enough power always wanting to gain it, nature lasts longer than civilisation
4
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What does the quote “solitude or blank dessertation” show?
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- his pride has vanished, doesn’t know what to say
- poet unable to shake off dark thoughts
5
Q
What does the use of iambic pentameter show?
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- similar to another poet called Milton, his poetry was growing at the time, nature’s power is growing
6
Q
What does the one stanza show?
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- reader is overwhelmed by the immensity of the poem
- allows reader to understand wordsworths emotions of his experience
7
Q
What might have motivated Wordsworth to write this poem?
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- romantics we’re concerned with power of nature> men
- his beliefs of nature outlasting civilisation
- lived in Peak District to get away from his troubles
- almost comitted suicide
8
Q
What is the form of this poem and why is it written in this way?
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- an epic poem
- a long narrative with one main hero which is nature saved Wordsworth from his own troubles
- important moment in the poets life
9
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Three key quotes from this poem
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“Solitude or blank dessertation”
“Huge peak black and huge”
“Utmost boundary”
