Extract from, The Prelude Flashcards
1
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Poet
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William Wordsworth
2
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Key Quotes
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“One summer evening (led by her)” - personifies nature, allows to be intimidated by nature
“With trembling oars I turned” - connotations of fear and helplessness (inevitability of nature’s power)
3
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Form
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First-person narrative - personal and emotive
Blank verse (unrhymed verse in iambic pentameter) - makes sound serious and important
Regular rhythm - sound like a natural speech
4
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Language
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Fearful and narrator is less confident, as he is troubled by the “huge and mighty forms” of nature
Dramatic - threatening language intensifies as mountain appears
5
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Themes
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Power of nature
Loss and Absence
Anger (negative emotion)
Individual Experiences
6
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Context
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1700s Wordsworth was a Romantic poet Extract from 1st of 14 books that make up 'The Prelude' How character is shaped by nature Grew up in Lake District
7
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Structure
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Tone is light and carefree Distinct change (volta) when mountain appears and tone becomes darker and fearful Final section = reflects how experience changed him
