Nature v man, isolation, reflection, loss of innocence/growing up, fear, guilt
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Key Quotes
'act of stealth', '(led by her)', 'when', 'upreared its head'
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Context
wordsworth is a romantic poet, key moments in his life
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Compair too
'Exposure' and 'Storm on the Island' - power of nature, 'Remains' - personal change from experience
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Beautiful language
the poem begins with a sries of pretty, pastoral images of nature
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Confident language
the narrator appears sure of himself at first - almost arrogant in his view of himself and his place in the world. He gives the impression of feeling powerful
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Dramatic language
the initial glimpses of the threatening language becaome more intense after the mountain apperars. The narrator comes to understand the power of nature
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Fearful language
the narrator if far less confient at the end of the extract. He is troubled by the 'huge and mighty forms' of nature he's glimpsed. The experience has a lasting, haunting effect on him.
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Nature v man, isolation, reflection, loss of innocence/growing up, fear, guilt
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