William wordsworth - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Grade 12 NSC Exam Notes on ALL Poetry, Line by line analysis for all poems and explanations for those who do not understand and want to improve poetry marks. I got an A in matric last year using these notes. It includes notes for all the poems which are 1 Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare 2 The child who was shot dead by soldiers in Nyanga Ingrid Jonker 3 At a Funeral Dennis Brutus 4 Poem of Return Jofre Rocha 5 Talk to the Peach Tree Sipho Sepamla 6 Prayer to Masks Léopold Sédar Sengh...

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE by William Wordsworth ‘It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free’, expresses Wordsworth's reverence for natural beauty while also hinting at his belief that children have a special relationship and faith in God. This belief has ancient roots in Christianity and other traditions. The Bible, for example, says that ‘strength’ and "praise" come ‘from the mouths of babes’. Wordsworth wrote ‘It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free’ no...

Grade 12 NSC Exam Poems and Notes on ALL Poetry, Line by line analysis for all poems and explanations for those who do not understand and want to improve poetry marks. I got an A in matric last year using these notes. It includes notes for all the poems which are 1 Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare 2 The child who was shot dead by soldiers in Nyanga Ingrid Jonker 3 At a Funeral Dennis Brutus 4 Poem of Return Jofre Rocha 5 Talk to the Peach Tree Sipho Sepamla 6 Prayer to Masks Léopold S...

Summary of The Prelude (Extract) - Answer The Prelude is autobiographical and is a first-person account of experiences in Wordsworth's own life. Summary - Answer In this extract, Wordsworth describes a Summer's evening taking a boat out across a lake. At first, nature appears wondrous and enchanting. But when the speaker sees a large peak emerge, the speaker is frightened and turns back. The experience haunts the speaker for years to come. Key ideas - Answer Wordsworth explores the pow...

Context - Answer William Wordsworth is one of the most famous poets in the history of English literature. He was born in the lake district and his birth place had a huge influence on his writing. This is an extract from the first fourteen books that make up Wordsworth's poem 'The Prelude'. The book is called 'Introduction-Childhood and School-Time'. Although he never named it himself, since it was published 3 months after his death and was named by his widowed wife. Yet he always referred t...

London, 1802 - William Wordsworth - analysing the poem and background information.

What is the Prelude about? - Answer Wordsworth describes a summer's evening where he takes a boat out across a lake. At first, nature appears wonderous and enchanting but when the speaker sees a large peak emerge, the speaker is frightened and turns back. This haunts the speaker for years to come how many sections is the poem made up of? - Answer 14 what does the poem focus on? - Answer it focuses on Wordsworth personal/spiritual growth as he comes to lean about the universe and his place...

'The Prelude' - Answer A 'prelude' is a type of introduction. This could symbolise Wordsworth's innocence and childhood that slowly starts to be corrupted and twisted into something more sinister. This means that the title could be seen as the beginning of new feelings or the end of old feelings. 'And in the frosty season, when the sun Was set,' - Answer The poem may start with the conjunction 'And' because the poem is an extract from 'The Prelude.' This means that there has been p...

What does Wordsworth focus on in the octave? - correct answer the atmosphere of the evening What does Wordsworth focus on in the sestet? - correct answer his daughter What is special about this poem? - correct answer It is very personal, one of Wordsworth's most intimate poems Tone - correct answer se...