excerpt from the prelude Flashcards
(8 cards)
context to the prelude
distant relationship with father -mother died at 7
did not get on with grandparents
contemplated suicide
believed nature could be the parents he never had
romantic poet
prelude is also called the growth of a poets mind
at the opening of the poem x quote 1
it was happy time indeed it was for all of us
“happy time” sense of innocence
us suggests sense of communal happiness
repetition of it was emphasise reinfoce the nostalgic reflection on a joy that once felt immediate but now only accessible through memory
at the opening of the poem quote 2
proud and exulting like an untir’d horse
simile creates imagery of galloping horse, untamed, full of energy to discover the world
use of caeura represent passion excitement and breathlessness
as the poem progresses x quote 1
we hiss’d along the polish’d ice
onomatopoeia mimics skates cutting across frozen surface, fleeting motion of youthful play
as the poem progresses quote 2
the precipices rang aloud
personification- suggests profound living force f nature, heightens sense of childhood adventure
sound alludes to passing of time - vibrant resonant world leaving only echoes of those moments
as the play comes to a close x quote
the leafless trees and every ice crag/ tinkled like iron- simile- cold sharp sounds represents harshness of time as it wears down youthful exuberance
imagery of leafless trees and icy crags reflect transition from warmth of childhood to start reality of growing older
as the play comes to a close x 2
the orange sky of evening died away
personid=fication - the death of an evening represents loss of childhood innocence
the day is ending so did his childhood, intensity of sky reflects energy of youth, which declines with age
3 points
vehicle to illustrate unrestrained joy of happiness where time feels infinite
vehicle to reveal how nature shapes the carefree imagination of childhood
vehicle to expose the inevitable natural passage of time and erosion of youthful spirit
