Prelude Flashcards
at the start “led by her”
personification of nature
what is ‘troubled pleasure’ + explanation
oxymoron - how the speaker knows he should not be doing what hd is doing but he continues to do it anyways
what is ‘voice of mountain- echoes did my boat move on’
- symbolises as though nature is cheering him, mountain echoes because it as though its the stadium
voice of mountain echoes…
did my boat move on
which line is the Volta
a huge peak, black and huge, as if with voluntary power instinct upreared it head
what does the Volta show
something disturbs his view
what does the speaker do I response of the Volta
‘struck and struck again’
t does ‘struck struck again’ show
repetition
what does ‘trembling oars’ show
juxtaposes when he ‘dipped his oar’
PTSD quote
no pleasant images of trees, pf sea or sky
how does the end and beginning link
the list PTSD, juxtaposes the quote at the beginning on how he viewed nature
what form is prelude
epic
what happens in this poem
stole a boat
nature putting man in his position,
everything before the Volta he is living his life after Volta he suffers from what he does at the beginning
compare with ozymandias -
nature will come from you
don’t abuse power
don’t get carried away
How can this link to freud:id
shows the danger of following your desires
