the prelude (I HATE)

Question 1

prelude context- lake district

Answer 1

born in lake district and developed a deep affection for it as he spent so much time outside to escape his problems

Question 2

wordsworth and family - the prelude

Answer 2

both his parents died during his adolescence so he was split up form his siblings and sent to live with diffferent relatives

Question 3

wordsworth and his views- prelude

Answer 3

romantic poet- in favour of resisting growing industrialism by remembering a simpler, natural past

early supporter of french rev. who supported attempts to overthrow institutions

Question 4

epic poem structure

Answer 4

typically written to incite a sense of awe in the reader

Question 5

single stanza form- prelude

Answer 5

emphasises the overwhelming power of nature
no breaks or pauses- reader feels breathless
overwhelms reader- reflecting how wordsworth was overwhelmed by the immensity of the mountain and nature

Question 6

cyclical structure

Answer 6

employes is a cyclical structure to emphasise the change that took place during the journey was internal and psychological rather than external and physical?

Question 7

language in the poem- loss of eloquence (speaker becomes overwhelmed by the mountain as the language becomes less sophisticated)

Answer 7

The language is poetic and descriptive at the start of the poem
However, the revelation of nature’s true power renders him literally speechless and the descriptions become more simplistic and clumsy

Question 8

parenthesis (led by her)

Answer 8

suggestion it was added later
implies he was unaware of this control until his moment of revelation when he realised natures supremacy