Extract from the Prelude Flashcards

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1
Q

William Wordsworth was a ______ poet?

A

Romantic.

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2
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What did William Wordsworth believe?

A

Humanity did not have power of nature.

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3
Q

Its a long _____?

A

Autobiography.

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4
Q

The poem talks about a boy who is doing what?

A

Coming to terms with who he is and his place in nature and world.

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5
Q

He charts his childhood from ____ and ______.

A

Innocence.

Experience.

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6
Q

After his experience with nature he longer does what?

A

Views the world in the same way.

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7
Q

There is no…

A

Stanzas.

Rhyme.

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8
Q

Writing is continuous, so therefore what is used?

A

Enjambment,

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9
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Lots of punctuation…

A

Too aid meaning.

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10
Q

It is conversational as if…

A

He is recalling events.

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11
Q

Uses lots of the word…

A

‘And’

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12
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What imagery is used?

A

Gothic, night, nature.

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13
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Objects and nature are…

A

Personified

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14
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Key words

A

Nature.
Isolation.
Danger.
Beauty.

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15
Q

‘One summer evening’…

A

Beginning of his experiment.

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16
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‘Led by her’…

A

Nature leads him.