Prelude Flashcards
1
Q
“one
A
summer evening (led by her)”
- “her” : personifies nature, showing the power it has over humans
2
Q
“i unloosened
A
her chain”
- writer is arrogant and wants to be portrayed as a hero
3
Q
“small
A
circles glittering idly in the moon, until they melted into a tack of light”
- nature presented as relaxed and beautiful, contrasting the volta
- false sense of security created, which fuels arrogance
- “glittering” “sparkling” celestial imagery: nature is ultimately greater than humans
4
Q
“she was
A
an elfin pinnace; lustily i dipped my oars into the silent lake”
- “elfin pinnace” describes the simple boat as something better and more heroic (linking to epic poetry)
- elfin: small and magical
- plays with the idea of speaker conquering nature
5
Q
“when, from behind
A
that craggy steep…a huge peak, black and huge”
- volta (turning point) : was safe and beautiful, now scary and dangerous
- “craggy” shatters the previous delicacy of the description
- “huge peak, black and huge” monosyllabic alongside repetition of “huge,” implies fear and panic
6
Q
“upreared
A
it’s head”
- personification: makes it seem animalistic, like nature is now defending itself
