STORM ON THE ISLAND AND PRELUDE Flashcards
what quotes make oxymoron is storm of the island and the prelude
troubled pleasure and exploding comfortably
why is the prelude describing the troubled pleasure
conflicted emotions. there is some excitement in the danger of taking a small boat on a lake. he also has his arrogance in the beginning which is then contrasted later on
why is storm of island saying exploding comfortably
shows fear and safety. however, knowing that it only exploded comfortably can show that nature has much more to give
how is writing in single stanzas in prelude show
it shows the overwhelming nature as it makes the reader breathless reflecting how the speaker is possibly reflected by this
what is the semantic field of danger in storm of island
bombarded, blast, exploding
this shows that the violence of nature is continuous and non stopping
how is nature seen as powerful in prelude (when he sees it)
a huge peak, black and huge - the repetition of huge shows how actually big it is (emphasising). saying it twice makes it sound hesitant and scared of the mountain
how is nature seen as powerful in storm of the island
there isnt consistant rhyme scheme which makes nature more powerful than humans and the use of ENJAMBMENTS implies the consistant bombarmage of the storm it also causes the reader to become breathless
