Extract from the Prelude by William Wordsworth Context

Question 1

what genre is the poem of?

Answer 1

romanticism

Question 2

what was Wordsworth’s views on the French Revolution

Answer 2

was: supporter of French Revolution (overthrow of monarchy and the striving for political freedom,
then: as devolved he was disillusioned with the violence and chaos that followed it.. as it devolved into bloodshed showed evil of mankind and the society became aware of innate evil

Question 3

3 facts from his childhood

Answer 3

mother and father died when he was in early teens
split apart from siblings
sent to live in Lake District with relatives who he did not get along with.. so he spent a lot of time outdoors to escape his family

Question 4

what was his early relationship with nature like?

Answer 4

he felt it could communicate and teach

Question 5

2 things that Wordsworth wanted the poem to express ?

Answer 5

• how his relationship with nature developed into a spiritual one
• starts by noticing intricate details of nature.. then faced with enormity of the Lake District scenery.. unable to cope with it at this point in his life.