The Prelude : Stealing the Boat Flashcards
1
Q
Unclear who ‘her’ is. An earlier part of the poem suggests it’s nature personified
A
“One summer evening (led by her)”
2
Q
Oxymoron hints at narrators guilt
A
“troubled pleasure”
3
Q
A mountain appears on the horizon. Very different language now - darker and more threatening
A
“a huge peak, black and huge”
4
Q
We are again seeing the poet paint the picture of a peaceful scene, perhaps showing that when we are in awe and working with nature, we are at peace
A
“lustily I dipped my oars into the silent lake”
5
Q
The vague language shows that the narrator doesn’t understand what he’s seen - he’s struggling to describe it.
A
“there hung a darkness, call it solitude / or blank desertion”
