The prelude Flashcards
Context:
begins on a summer evening when the narrator finds a boat tied to a tree
he unties and take the boat out to the lake
initially the narrator seems happy and confident
describes a beautiful scene
a mountain appears on the horizon
narrator is afraid of its size and power
turns around boat and goes home
his view of nature is changed
Feelings and Attitudes
confidence
fear
reflection
comparison poems
exposure
storm on the island
remains
themes:
power of nature
memory
negative emotions- fear
negative emotions- pride
individual experiences
Quote 1
“proud of his skill”
narrator seems confident but arrogant
“of unknown modes of being”
vague language
narrator doesn’t understand what hes seen - undescribable
“there hung a darkness call it solitude”
metaphoe
feeling alone and unsettled
“but huge and mighty forms, that do no live like living men”
nature is described as powerful- influencial
enjambment
similie
power of nature
patriarchal
“trouble to my dreams”
unsettling image
helps us empathise
huge contrast to tone and mood
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