Extract From The Prelude Flashcards
1
Q
What it’s about
A
A man stealing a boat and takes it out on a lake. Nature punishes him for his ‘crime’
2
Q
Facts
A
Romantic era, pantheism
3
Q
Language points
A
- personifying the boat
- personifying nature
- similes and metaphors
4
Q
Structure points
A
- continuous stanza
- structure is a juxtaposition, positive to negative tone
- repition of and shows it as a spoken story
5
Q
Quotes
A
- “led by her”
* “huge peak, black and huge”
