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Prelude Flashcards

1
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When was the ‘The Prelude’ written?

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over 40 years

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When was the ‘The Prelude’ published?

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1880

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Who wrote ‘The Prelude’?

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William Wordsworth

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What type of poet was Wordsworth?

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a romantic poet

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5
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Where was Wordsworth?

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Lake District

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6
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Where did Wordsworth go to school?

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Hawkshead

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Where is it likely Percy Bysshe Shelley learnt to skate?

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Esthwaite, a small lake near Hawkshead

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What was Wordsworth?

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a keen ice skater all his life

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When did Wordsworth learn to skate?

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when he was very young and living in Hawkshead

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10
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Who did Wordsworth live with in his childhood?

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Ann Tyson and her husband

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What happened to Wordsworth’s parents?

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both died young

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12
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What type of poem is ‘The Prelude’?

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an epic poem

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13
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How many books was ‘The Prelude’ written across?

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14

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14
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What is the narrative of ‘The Prelude’?

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first person male perspective, autobiographical

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15
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What is key message of ‘The Prelude’?

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nature is solution

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16
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What did Wordsworth think nature could act as?

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a teacher and a parent

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17
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finish the quote : ‘and in the…

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…frosty season’

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18
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finish the quote : ‘when the….

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…sun was set’

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19
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finish the quote : ‘and visible for..

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…many a mile’

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20
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finish the quote : ‘the cottage…

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…windows’

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21
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finish the quote : ‘through the…

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twilight blaz’d’

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22
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finish the quote : ‘I heeded….

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…not the summons’

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23
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finish the quote : ‘happy…

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…time’

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24
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finish the quote : ‘it was…

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…indeed’

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25
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finish the quote : ‘for all of…

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…us’

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26
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finish the quote : ‘to me it…

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…was a time of rapture’

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27
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finish the quote : ‘clear and…

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…loud’

28
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finish the quote : ‘the village…

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…clock’

29
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finish the quote : ‘toll’d…

30
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finish the quote : ‘I wheel’d…

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…about’

31
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finish the quote : ‘proud and…

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…exulting’

32
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finish the quote : ‘like an…

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…untir’d horse’

33
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finish the quote : ‘that cares…

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…not for his home’

34
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finish the quote : ‘all shod…

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..with steel’

35
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finish the quote : ‘we hiss’d…

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..along’

36
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finish the quote : ‘the polished..

37
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finish the quote : ‘in games…

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…confederate’

38
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finish the quote : ‘imitative of…

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…the chace’

39
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finish the quote : ‘and woodland…

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..pleasures’

40
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finish the quote : ‘the resounding…

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…horn’

41
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finish the quote : ‘the pack…

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…loud bellowing’

42
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finish the quote : ‘and the hunted…

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…hare’

43
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finish the quote : ‘so through the…

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..darkness’

44
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finish the quote : ‘and the cold…

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…we flew’

45
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finish the quote : ‘and not a…

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..voice was idle’

46
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finish the quote : ‘with the..

47
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finish the quote : ‘meanwhile…

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…the precipices’

48
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finish the quote : ‘the precipices..

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..rang aloud’

49
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finish the quote : ‘the leafless…

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….trees’

50
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finish the quote : ‘and every icy…

51
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finish the quote : ‘tinlkled…

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…like iron’

52
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finish the quote : ‘while the distant…

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…hills’

53
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finish the quote : ‘into the…

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…tumult’

54
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finish the quote : ‘sent an…

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…alien sound’

55
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finish the quote : ‘of…

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…melancholy’

56
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finish the quote : ‘not…

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…unnoticed’

57
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finish the quote : ‘while the…

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..stars’

58
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finish the quote : ‘eastward were…

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…sparkling clear’

59
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finish the quote : ‘and in the..

60
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finish the quote : ‘the orange…

61
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finish the quote : ‘of evening…

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..died away.’

62
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What is the significance of the title?

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coverage of Wordsworth’s life

63
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What was the new fashion?

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ice skating

64
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How did Romantic poets enjoy ice skating?

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made it an escape into solitude

65
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How did Romantics feel about winter?

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counter Enlightenment
place of instinct
emotion
memory

66
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Give a quote from Wordsworth

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I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings : it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquillity

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