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"
    • 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"
    • 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
    • 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
      • "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

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