The Prelude Flashcards
What sturcture techniques are used
Blank verse
Enjamberment
Iambic pentameter
How is the blank verse used
No breaks makes the audience overwhelmed
Symbolises how young Wordsworth was overwhelmed with his experiences in nature
How is enjambment used
Reflect Wordsworth desires to communicate and tell the story
Shows his eagerness
What themes are there
View of man
Power of nature
Dominance of pride
Quote 1&shows
It was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure
Connotates sneakiness and slyness,it’s morally wrong
Shows he is selfish there is no thought for the consequences
Quote 3 and shows
The grim shape towers up between me and the stars
Personification of the mountain implies that nature is dangerous and uncontrollable
Wordsworth confidence has disappeared and he no longer has power
Portrays man’s inability to escape natures power and infulence
Quote 4 and shows
Ans through the meadows homeward went,in grave and serious mood
The peaceful meadows juxtapose the deadly mood
Quote 2 and what
There hung a darkness
Represents wordsworths change to a darker and melancholy mood at the end of his journey
The juxtaposition of the calm/peaceful start and the harsh ending symbolises the cruel extremes of nature