Storm on the island + prelude essay

Question 1

what is nature presented like in storm on the island and the prelude

Answer 1

a powerful force which can have a profound effect on humans

Question 2

what language do both poets use to make nature seem scary

Answer 2

use personification to present nature as a dominant force that can threaten humans.

Question 3

what is the power like in both poems

Answer 3

• in SOTI the impact of this power is physical

whereas in the prelude poem it is
psychological.

Question 4

what quote emphasises how the mountain is chasing him in the prelude

Answer 4

“strode after me “ with “measured motion”

Question 5

what does the quote “strode after me “ with “measured motion” show

Answer 5

the use of
alliteration in this phrase emphasise nature’s power by making it sound as if the
mountain is moving deliberately and unstoppably towards the narrator. The
suggestion that the mountain is chasing the narrator makes it seem threatening