Extract from the prelude - Wordsworth Flashcards
1
Q
What themes are in this poem?
A
- Power of nature
- Suffering
2
Q
How is the power of nature shown?
A
This poem is a romantic poem about nature and how much it effects him.
3
Q
What quotes show the power of nature?
A
“there hung a darkness”
“nothing but the stars and grey sky”
4
Q
How do these quotes show the power of nature?
A
It shows how much the weather can effect you and your mood because as soon as the weather wet dark so did the speakers mood.
5
Q
How is suffering shown?
A
He suffers from a kind of PTSD in the end of the poem and can’t get away from it day and night.
6
Q
What quotes show suffering?
A
“slowly through the mind by day”
“and were a trouble to my dreams”
7
Q
How do these quotes show suffering?
A
They show how his PTSD affects him day and night and he can’t get away from it.
