The Prelude quotes, form and structure Flashcards

1
Q

A huge ____, black and _____

A

A huge peak, black and huge

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One_____ evening (_____by her) I _____ a little _____ tied to a _____ tree

A

One summer evening (led by her) I found a little boat tied to a willow tree

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but _____ and _____ forms that do not _____
Like _____ men, _____ slowly _____ the mind
By _____ and were a _____ to my _____

A

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

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Form?

A

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

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Structure?

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repetition of the word Huge indicates that the poet is stammering and lost for words because he is so in awe of Nature

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