Extract from The Prelude (1850) William Wordsworth Quotes Flashcards

1
Q

Simile. Travelling easily/peacefully.

A

“Went heaving through the water like a swan.”

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2
Q

Personification

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“As if with voluntary power instinct prepared its head.”

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3
Q

Sibilance

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“I struck and struck again.”

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4
Q

Repetition

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“A huge peak, black and huge.”

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5
Q

Repetition

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“Remained, no pleasant tinges of trees, Of sea or sky, no colours of greenfields.”

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6
Q

Enjambment

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“Straight I unloosed her chain, and stepping in Pushed from the shore.”

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