The Prelude Flashcards

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1
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When was The Prelude written?

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1850

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Summarise what happens in the poem

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The narrator unties a boat and takes it out on the lake. The evening is beautiful and he feels relaxed. The narrator then heads for a mountain on the horizon but is scared when the mountain appears to rear it’s head and overpower him. He frantically rows back to the safety of the willow tree

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What is the form of the poem?

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A very long stanza

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Why is the poem in 1 very long stanza?

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Give it a stream of consciousness feeling

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What is the whole poem written in?

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Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

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Who wrote The Prelude?

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William Wordsworth

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What is the tone in the first half of the poem?

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A light, carefree tone

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What does the tone change to in the second half?

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A darker, more sinister tone

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Who was William Wordsworth?

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A Romantic Poet, a style of which encouraged poets to be expressive

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What 3 poems should you compare The Prelude to?

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Exposure
Storm on the Island
Remains

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What is the quote starting with, “It was an act of…”?

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“It was an act of stealth…of troubled pleasure”

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What is the quote starting with, “Small Cir…”?

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“Small circles glittering idly in the moon”

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What is the quote starting with, “With an un…”?

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“With an unswerving line, I fixed my view”

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What is the quote starting with, “Upre…”?

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“Upreared its head…towered after me”

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What is the quote starting with, “The gri…”?

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“The grim shape towered up”

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What is the quote starting with, “O’er my…”?

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“O’er my thoughts, there hung a darkness”

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What is the quote starting with, “Troub…”?

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“Trouble to my dreams”

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What is the quote starting with, “Huge and…”?

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“Huge and mighty forms, that do not live like living men”

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What are personified in the poem?

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The mountain and the boat

20
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How is nature conveyed in the poem?

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Initially as serene and beautiful, but transforms into something overtly menacing, asserting it’s power over humanity

21
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What did Wordsworth describe The Prelude as?

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A gothic cathedral; this section being the antechapel, allowing the reader to gain access to the heart of the structure