The Prelude- William Wordsworth
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- The Prelude- William Wordsworth
- Structure
- seen as an epic poem in length
- these poems are very long + usually deal with exciting events like wars
- even though the events are ordinary, they are given epic qualities
- has no real structure and contains iambic pentameter to give a constant pace
- is a complete story, starting with "One summer evening"-to "a trouble to my dreams"
- seen as an epic poem in length
- techniques
- sound
- "And" is frequently used giving the verse a breathless quality- much like the child feels
- Imagery
- "heaving through the water like a swan"
- "small circles glittering idly in the moon"
- sound
- Themes
- Nature
- humanity is part of nature + sometimes we can be made to feel very insignificant to the natural world
- Loneliness
- he's often in his own thought, as he can think clearly + is more affected by events
- The night
- can experience feelings better at night
- Nature
- Power of Nature
- "(led by her)"
- "a huge peak, black and huge"
- "she was an elfin pinnace"
- "fairy boat"- metaphor used to show mood- elves were viewed as sexual and lustful
- repetition of huge shows intensifying reaction to mountain
- "she was an elfin pinnace"
- "were a trouble to my dreams"
- has an everlasting effect on him
- "there hung a darkness"
- represents darker mood at the end of the journey"
- "she was an elfin pinnace"
- "fairy boat"- metaphor used to show mood- elves were viewed as sexual and lustful
- Tone
- at the beiginning, the boy is proud + determined
- "an act of stealth/And troubled pleasure"
- "Proud of his skill"
- "I unloosed her chain"
- however nature then begins to scare him
- "I struck and struck again"
- "With trembling oars I turned"
- connotes the fear + vulnerability
- "through the meadows homeward I went, in grave/And serious mood"
- juxtaposition shows how a peaceful environment can't improve his spirit
- at the beiginning, the boy is proud + determined
- Structure
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