The Prelude quotes, form and structure Flashcards
A huge ____, black and _____
A huge peak, black and huge
One_____ evening (_____by her) I _____ a little _____ tied to a _____ tree
One summer evening (led by her) I found a little boat tied to a willow tree
but _____ and _____ forms that do not _____
Like _____ men, _____ slowly _____ the mind
By _____ and were a _____ to my _____
but huge and mighty forms that do not live
Like living men, moved slowly through the mind
By day and were a trouble to my dreams
Form?
Epic poem.
Epics poems are usually about heroes etc. In this poem, nature is the huge force that the poem celebrates. the actual story is quite mundane
Structure?
repetition of the word Huge indicates that the poet is stammering and lost for words because he is so in awe of Nature