preulude Flashcards
What is the central theme concerning nature and prelude?
The power of nature and its ability to vote both awe and terror
how does the prelude explore the theme of human vulnerability?
The poem reveals the fragility of human confidence in the face of natures overwhelming power
What is the poem’s message about the power of memory and it’s affecting the individual?
The poem shows how a single powerful experience can leave a long lasting psychical impact
What does the use of personification have in the description of the boat and the mountain?
It makes nature seem alive and powerful giving an agency and a sense of threat
what does the imagery of the “ huge peak, black and huge” convey
Emphasises overwhelming size and power of nature creating a sense of dread
analyse the significance from the shift from light and beauty to darkness and terror
It reflects the speakers changing perception of nature from a source of pleasure to a source of fear
how does the use of blank verse contribute to the poems affect?
It creates a sense of natural speech and allow allows for a fluid and immersive narrative
How does the shift in tone from tranquil to fearful affect the reader
It creates a sense of suspense and emphasises the dramatic change in the speakers experience
How does the use of enchantment affect the pacing of the poem?
It creates a sense of momentum and urgency mirroring the speakers growing fear
“ a little boat tied to a willow tree/ within a rocky Cove it’s usual home” suggest
Establishes a initial sense of tranquilly and familiar
“ she was an effing penance; lustily I dipped my ores into the silent lake.”
Convinced the speakers initial confidence and enjoyment of the experience
“ a huge peak, black and huge/ as if we’ve voluntary power instinct/ upreared its head”
Marks the turning point in the poem where nature becomes a source of terror
“ no Familia shapes/ remained, no pleasant images of trees, /of sea or sky, no colours of Greenfields”
She is the lasting psychological impact of the experience and how nature has been changed in the speakers mind
What is the significance of words were romantic perspective in the prelude?
Emphasises the importance of nature and the power of individual experience
how does the prelude reflect the romantic idea of the sublime?( the greatness)
It portrays nature is both beautiful and terrifying capable of overwhelming the human mind
how does the poem reflect the importance of personal experience in the romantic movement?
The poem is a recount of a personal experience that has a large effect on the writer. Something that is very important for the romantic movement.
What does the effect of personification of the mountain have?
it transforms the mounting into a menacing living entity amplifying the speakers, fear
how does Wordsworth use visual imagery to create a sense of awe
uses vivid descriptions of size and scale to convey the granduer nature
How does the changing pace from smooth to rapid effect the reader?
It helps to reflect the change in speakers emotions to come to terror
