The Prelude Quotes 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: LFreelandCreated on: 07-09-18 16:16 '(led by her)' (Language) (Parenthesis/Personification) Immediately uses personification to show the power nature has 1 of 9 'Troubled pleasure' (Language) (Oxymoron) Contrasting emotions- guilt and joy 2 of 9 'Went heaving through the water like a swan' (Language) (Similie) Shows the speakers ability to control the boat despite the fact it is an 'elfin pinnace' 3 of 9 'a huge peak, black and huge' (Language) (Repetition) Shows how affected the speaker is by the repetition of the word 'huge'. That is the only word they can think of 4 of 9 'like a living thing, strode after me' (Language) (Personification) The mountain is so powerful it is alive 5 of 9 'O'er my thoughts there hung a darkness' (Language) (Conflict in the mind) The scene is controlling the person's mind 6 of 9 'upreared its head' (Language) (Personification) The mountain is like a beast. 'Upreared is an ugly verb' 7 of 9 'trembling oars' (Language) (Verb) Reflects fear of speaker 8 of 9 Frequent use of 'and' (Structure) (Repetition) Gives a breathless, excited quality 9 of 9
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