Extract from, The Prelude Flashcards
What is the mnemonic for the prelude?
SWAN
“She ___ __ _____ _______”
“She was an elfin pinnace”
“Went _____ _____ ___ _____ ____ _ ____”
“Went heaving through the water like a swan”
“ a ____ ____, _____ ___ ____”
“ a huge peak, black and huge”
“ no ______ ____ __ _____, __ ___ __ ___,__ _____ __ ___ _______”
“ no pleasant images of trees, of sea or sky, no colours of green fields”
“She ___ __ _____ _______”, method
“She was an elfin pinnace”
- metaphor makes a scene seem magical and otherworldly, but still not threatening
“Went _____ _____ ___ _____ ____ _ ____”, method
“Went heaving through the water like a swan”
- the natural simile shows that he’s confident and in control
- the noun “swan” reinforces how he is fearless and proud
“ a ____ ____, _____ ___ ____”, method
“ a huge peak, black and huge”
- the repetition of the adjective “huge” reinforces that he is scared and lost his confidence
- ?
“ no ______ ____ __ _____, __ ___ __ ___,__ _____ __ ___ _______”, method
“ no pleasant images of trees, of sea or sky, no colours of green fields”
- repetition of the noun “no”
- the narrator no longer thinks of nature in terms of pretty images - he is learned there’s more to it than that
Who wrote The Prelude?
William Wordsworth
Was the poet romantic poet?
Yes, he was
Is this poem autobiographical?
Yes
When this poem was published
After poet’s death
What is the form of this poem?
-first person narrative
- blank verse ( sounds serious and important)
What is the structure of this poem?
- tone fair free and light (beginning), (end) shift? To darker and fearful
- district change
- shift
