The prelude

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  • Created on: 08-01-18 15:52
Beauty
Structure - Lines 1 to 20 in The Prelude is about the beauty of nature. Wordsworth is a Romantic Poet so most of this work is about the beauty of nature.
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Threat
Structure - A shift in focus from the beauty to the threat, (adding a contrast) on lines 21 to 29 of The Prelude showing that something is a little off- Nature is now shown as a threat against Wordsworth's life. it's quite unpredictable.
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"Troubled Pleasure,"
Oxymoron - show that he feels some guilt for stealing the boat, but it feels good all the same. A bit like he's going crazy and changing for the worse, mimicking the weather, highlighting the fact that he is one with nature.
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"Went heaving through the water like a swan;"
Simile - show how the boat moved gracefully and elegantly.creating a contrast to nature.
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"a huge peak, black and huge,"
Change in tone - shows that nature isn't what it seemed - it is powerful and can be seen as a monster.
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"were a trouble to my dreams."
Lines 29 to 44 show that the threat of nature has changed Wordsworth's views. shows that his encounter has changed him.
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Card 2

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Structure - A shift in focus from the beauty to the threat, (adding a contrast) on lines 21 to 29 of The Prelude showing that something is a little off- Nature is now shown as a threat against Wordsworth's life. it's quite unpredictable.

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Threat

Card 3

Front

Oxymoron - show that he feels some guilt for stealing the boat, but it feels good all the same. A bit like he's going crazy and changing for the worse, mimicking the weather, highlighting the fact that he is one with nature.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Simile - show how the boat moved gracefully and elegantly.creating a contrast to nature.

Back

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Card 5

Front

Change in tone - shows that nature isn't what it seemed - it is powerful and can be seen as a monster.

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