poem three extract from the prelude Flashcards
summary of extract from the prelude
the speaker rows towards mountains in a small boat and loves nature but when he gets closer to the mountains he gets scared and goes back, his opinion of nature changed
structure of poem
no stanzas, writing is continuous but filled with punctuation, the extract is a story in itself
four themes in poem
nature; humanity is part of nature and can we can feel insignificant in comparison to the natural world
loneliness
power; nature has power over humanity
conflict; humans conflict with nature
what quote at the beginning of the poem creates a colloquial tone?
“one summer evening”
quotes/ phrases that show the speakers live for nature near the beginning of the poem
“sparkling light”
“glittering idly in the moon”
quote that shows mountains looking scary
“growing still in stature the grim shape”
quote that shows speakers fear
“with trembling oars i turned”
quote that shows the fear still with him for a while
“trouble to my dreams”
where is the volta with quote
line 22
“a huge peak, black and huge”
