Extract From The Prelude Flashcards
1
Q
‘Troubled pleasure’
A
Pleasure out of doing something you shouldn’t
Oxymoron
2
Q
No pleasant images of trees
A
Everything now disturbs him
Cant find enjoyment out of nature now
3
Q
What is the poem all about?
A
Loss of innocence as getting older
Becoming sexually aware
4
Q
‘Like a swan’
A
Delicate, fun , enjoyable
5
Q
What is the rhyme scheme?
A
No rhyme scheme- blank verse
6
Q
‘Elfin pinnace’
A
Fantasy like- unearthly
7
Q
‘There hung a darkness’
A
Always with him, lingering
8
Q
What is the overall theme?
A
Nature is beautiful but absolutely terrifying
Isn’t as perfect as what he thought
9
Q
(Led by her)
A
Mother Nature metaphor
