The Prelude Flashcards
William Wordsworth (6 cards)
1
Q
“It was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure”
A
-Oxymoron hints at the narrator’s guilt
-Carefree
-Anticipation
2
Q
“A huge peak, black and huge”
A
-Repetition: loss for words, overwhelmed
-Ineffable sublime of nature
3
Q
“I struck and struck again”
A
-Juxtaposes previously calm rowing
-Mountain is calm, powerful and in control which contrasts the narrator’s fear
4
Q
“A dim and undermined sense of unknown modes of being”
A
-Semantic field of darkness
-Loss of innocence and peace
5
Q
“Were a trouble to my dreams.”
A
-Haunting, largely affected him
-Nature is overpowering and all consuming
6
Q
Overall themes
A
-Loss of innocence
-Nature is overpowering
