Extract from The Prelude - William Wordsworth Flashcards
1
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summary
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tells a story of young Wordsworth stealing a rowing boat and what begins a calm, relaxed boat ride soon turns nasty as he sees a huge mountain which gets closer as he rows, he turns back. he is harassed for days by the memory of the event.
2
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key themes
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power of nature
memory
fear
individual differences
PTSD
3
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Form and structure
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1st person - his experience
blank verse - no set rhyme
unpredictable
tone changes ( mountain appears)
4
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key quotes
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“there hung a darkness”
- fear/ unknown
5
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context
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focuses on his internal conflict and his spiritual and moral growth.
