extract from the prelude Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote the poem and what is it about
A
william wordsworth and is about him as a child stealing a boat in the lake district and seeing a huge mountain
2
Q
what is significant about wordsworth as a romantic poet
A
a dislike of urban life and he wanted to embrace the natural world
3
Q
what quotes at the start suggest the boy thinks he is powerful
A
“heaving through the water like a swan”
4
Q
what quotes create a magical and celestial atmosphere
A
“circles glittering”
“sparkling light”
5
Q
what quote shows a shift in language and tone
A
“a huge peak, black and huge”
6
Q
what quotes personify the mountain
A
“towered up between me and the stars”
7
Q
what quote shows the psychological effect the mountain has had on the boy
A
“My thoughts there hung a darkness”
