Extract from The Prelude

Question 1

Natural setting, led by nature, seems like a lovely beginning to a story,

Answer 1

“One summer evening (led by her)”

Question 2

Having joy doing awful things is an oxymoron.

Answer 2

“troubled pleasure”

Question 3

Changes in mood, as well as changes in caesuros, indicate the significance of it.

Answer 3

“a huge peak, black and huge”

Question 4

There is no one there, simply nature, and the metaphore makes it appear non-threatening.

Answer 4

“lustily I dipped my oars into the silent lake”

Question 5

The narrator was left feeling alone and perceives nature as a source of power rather than beauty, which had a long-lasting impact on him.

Answer 5

“there hung a darkness, call it solitude / or blank desertion”