extract from the prelude

Question 1

one summer evening… to a willow tree

Answer 1

one summer evening I found a little boat tied to a willow tree

Question 2

it was an act of stealth… nor without the voice

Answer 2

it was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure, nor without the voice

Question 3

I struck and struck again… between me and the stars

Answer 3

I struck and struck again, and growing still in stature the grim Towered up between me and the stars

Question 4

with trembling oars… water stole my way

Answer 4

with trembling oars I turned, and through the silent water stole my way

Question 5

no familiar shapes… no pleasant images of trees

Answer 5

no familiar shapes remained, no pleasant images of trees