Extract from The Prelude- by William Wordsworth

Question 1

Extract from the Prelude:
What is the meter here?

Answer 1

Blank Verse (unrhymed Iambic Pentameter)

Question 2

Extract from the Prelude:
What tone is here?

Answer 2

Conversational Tone

Question 3

Extract from the Prelude:
What is the meaning here?

Answer 3

-An extract from his autobiography, accounting his chilldhod, in this case a journey where he takes a boat.
-Explores how nature can be overwhelming in its majesty and can disturb the soul.

Question 4

Extract from the Prelude:
Who is this poem written by?

Answer 4

William Wordsworth

Question 5

Extract from the Prelude:
“And troubled pleasure, nor without the voice”
What is some analysis of the quote?

Answer 5

Oxymoronic phrase: shows he has no right to steal the boat but feels entitled to enjoy nature, and arrogance of believing that he is in control; conflicted about this wrong doing.

Question 6

Extract from the Prelude:
“That spectacle, for many days, my brain”
What is some analysis of the quote?

Answer 6

Plural Noun: This line suggests that the encounter and what he has seen now has irreversibly changed him and his mind - this reflects the immense power nature can have both society and an individual.

Question 7

Extract from the Prelude:
“By day, and were a trouble to my dreams”
What is some analysis of the quote?

Answer 7

Visual imagery: juxtaposition on connotations of dreams as tranquil and troubles. Nature transcends mankind and it is not bound by time or restrictions of life. Therefore, nature takes many forms to demonstrate its power. This transformative effect could also be considered humbling but haunting.

Question 8

Extract from the Prelude:
What is the context of this poem?