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The Prelude Flashcards

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The Prelude BIG IDEA

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nature is beautiful and inspiring but also immersive and powerful and has the ability to destroy us

respect the powers of nature

chaos and unpredictability of nature

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The Preludes style of poem

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Blank Verse

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Why is it significant that the prelude is written in blank verse

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reveals the unpredictability of nature

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Why is it significant that The Prelude is written in iambic pentameter

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consistent pace
shows the power nature has over man

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‘I unloosed her chain’

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The Prelude
personification
metaphorical journey of mankind

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‘glittering idly’

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The Prelude
EUPHONY
Idyllic , peaceful to describe the beauty of nature

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‘elfin pinnance’

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The Prelude
metaphor- fairy boat
mood change- heated and charged

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‘With trembling oars’

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The Prelude
personification- vulnerable like he’s a wounded animal

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‘There Hung a darkness’

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The Prelude
metaphor
morbid mood, melancholy
he is reflecting on the conflict in his mind
contrasts peaceful and harshness of nature

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POEMS ENGLISH LIT (10 decks)

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