The Prelude Flashcards
1
Q
“(Led by her)”
A
Mother Nature as feminine, also the boat as feminine, shifts the blame onto the boat showing his arrogance
2
Q
“It was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure”
A
The pride of man , doesn’t worry about taking from nature - oxymoron
3
Q
“My boat”
A
Progressive pronoun- arrogance
4
Q
“Craggy steep”
A
Increased danger, climax was a ridge
5
Q
“Huge peak, black and huge”
A
Begins stuttering, shows how the smartest of people are left speechless in comparison to nature
6
Q
“Trouble to my dreams”
A
Haunted, gets nightmares instead of pleasant dreams
7
Q
One long verse - breathless and overwhelming for reader by no stanzas
A
Structure
