The Prelude Flashcards
What does the phrase ‘Straight I unloosened her chain’ suggest about the speaker’s actions?
It suggests an act of stealth and freedom.
What emotion is associated with the speaker’s feeling of ‘proud of his skill’?
Pride.
What imagery is created by the phrase ‘grim shape towered up between me and the stars’?
A sense of foreboding and obstruction.
What feelings do ‘huge and mighty forms’ evoke in the speaker’s dreams?
Trouble and unease.
Fill in the blank: ‘my boat went heaving through the water like a _______.’
swan.
What is the significance of the speakers oars going from an unswerving line, to trembling
Loses control as nature overpowers him
How does the perspective shift throughout the poem
It’s starts with the speaker being confident but then shifts to being fearful of the nature and finally reflective of what he had experienced
Where is the Volta in the poem
When a huge peak appeared and overpowered the speaker
What is the use of the dash after I left my bark
Shows that his journey was unfinished and interrupted by the dominant nature
What is the use of iambic pentameter and no rhyme
Shows his human emotions and no rhyme shows it is his authentic account
What is the overhaul theme of the poem
How human character is shaped by personal experience
Why did William Wordsworth write the poem
He believed in emotion rather than reason and the connection between emotion and nature
