The Prelude Flashcards
by William Wordsworth
1
Q
Name two key ideas
A
- Power of nature
2
Q
Explain two pieces of context
A
- Wordsworth was a first generation Romantic poet who explored inner experiences with nature and rejected enlightenment
- He emphasised individuality because he took a liking tot he Republican values of the Revolution
- Wordsworth’s work became more constructive once he became poet laureate
3
Q
What is the poets message
A
- Overconfidence can and will corrupt innocence and one should not underestimate the power of nature
4
Q
What are the structural features
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- Single stanza = creates breathlessness in reader
- Cyclical structure = emphasise change
- Epic poem = reminds reader that it is part of a larger event
- Blank verse = removes rigidity and increases unpredictability
- Long sentences = slow pace
- Volta = shift in confident tone to an overwhelmed one
5
Q
One summer evening (led by her)
A
- personification
- paranthesis
6
Q
I unloosed her chain
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7
Q
Act of stealth
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8
Q
Troubled pleasure
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- oxymoron
9
Q
Glittering … sparkling
A
- romanticised imagery
10
Q
Point … unswerving … fixed
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- semantic field of precision and control
11
Q
A craggy ridge
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12
Q
Stars and the grey sky
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- juxtapositon
13
Q
Silent lake … I rose upon my stroke
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14
Q
water like a swan
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- simile
15
Q
A huge peak, black and huge
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- diacope
