The Prelude By William Wordsworth Flashcards
Blank Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme but IS written in Iambic Pentameter 10 syllables per line
Iambic Pentameter
10 Syllables per line
First Person Narrative Voice
The speaker of the poem is using the first person ~ I, My, Me, Mine. Creates a personal tone as if the speaker is speaking directly to us
Objective Correlative
The speaker projects their emotions onto the setting. When they are sad the setting might be described as grey and dull
William Wordsworth - The Poet What Do You Know?
Romantic poet (very interested in the power of the natural world).
From Cockermouth, Cumbria which influenced a lot of his writing.
Suffered many PERSONAL TRAGEDIES - being orphaned as a child and losing 3 of his own children.
The Prelude - What is the poem about?
A boy steals a boat. He feels guilt and imagines how God will punish him
Personification - ‘The voice of mountain-echoes’
this personification suggests guilt.
Oxymoron
‘troubled pleasure’ is an oxymoron gives a sense of foreboding.
‘led by her’
‘her’ is nature personified. She comforts him. She is his friend.
Emphasis - Craggy
The word ‘craggy’ emphasises how unfriendly the mountain is.
Metaphor
‘She was an elfin pinnance’ the metaphor of a fairy boat makes it seem magical and mystical. He is still not afraid.
‘hung a darkness’ implies it is solid and suffocating him.
Simile
‘heavily through the water like a swan’ this is a simile saying it is graceful and beautiful like a swan. He is confident.
VOLTA
‘When’ volta changes the tone. No longer excited now scared.
Repetition - ‘Craggy’
‘Craggy’ is repeated to emphasis the threat
Repetition ‘huge’
Repetition of HUGE emphasis the threat and the speakers young age.
