The Prelude Flashcards
Summary
The poem is about the journey of a young boy who steals a boat. He doesn’t travel very far, when he becomes fearful of the mountains that surround him. He quickly returns home but the experience haunts him.
Message
Society is disappointing, but nature presents solutions to the problems caused by society
What’s the structure
Cyclical structure
What is an actual prelude
An introductory event that happens before the main one
Who wrote it
William Wordsworth
How many books does the prelude have in total
14
What is romanticisn
A genre
What did it focus on
The relationship between man and nature
Common beliefs?
Against monarchy and favour the french revolution
What kind of poem is the prelude
Autobiographical
Who else was a romantic poet
William Blake
Who is ‘her’ in the poem
Mother nature
