Stealing The Boat Flashcards
Who made the poem
William wordsworth
Form
First person narrative. Sounds personal and describes a turning point in the poets life. The blank verse makes it sound serious and important, and the regular rhythm makes it sound like a natural speech
Structure
At first the tone is fairly light and carefree. There’s a change when the mountain appears- the tone becomes darker and more fearful. The final section reflects on how the experience has changed him
Language
‘Act of stealth ‘ the slyness knows he is doing something wrong
Language
Troubled pressure - guilt
Quote
Proud of his skill / with an unswerving line - arrogant
What does the craggy ridge mean
He thought it was the ‘horizons utmost boundary’ ‘nothing but the stars and the grey sky’ then when he sees the mountain on line 22 it appears more shocking - realisation of how minute human life is contrasted with the power of nature
Language
‘Like a swan’ confident - complete control
When is the Volta and what does it do
Volta on line 21 and uses a ceasura which emphasises it
Quote
Horizons bound, a huge peak, black and huge
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Upreared it’s head - ugly image
Strode after me - confident and in control, contrasts with the narrators fear.
Quote
For many days - had a huge impact
Of unknown modes of being/ there hung a darkness call it solitude - doesn’t understand what he has seen - struggling to describe it
What we’re the impacts after
No familiar shapes
No pleasant images of trees, of sea or sky
Quote
Sparkling light
Circles glittering
Strode after
