The prelude Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the meaning of 'The Prelude" in a nutshell? - Answer An autobiographical poem about Wordsworth as a boy; he is changed forever by the power of nature when he steals a boat and is shocked and scared by the size of a mountain. Which group of poets is Wordsworth associated with? Where did he grow up? - Answer Romantic poets The Lake District What voice is 'The Prelude" written in? - Answer A reflective personal voice - first person and past tense How is personification used? -...

What is the meaning of 'The Prelude" in a nutshell? - ANSWER-An autobiographical poem about Wordsworth as a boy; he is changed forever by the power of nature when he steals a boat and is shocked and scared by the size of a mountain. Which group of poets is Wordsworth associated with? Where did he grow up? - ANSWER-Romantic poets The Lake District What voice is 'The Prelude" written in? - ANSWER-A reflective personal voice - first person and past tense How is personification used? -...

'one summer evening (led by her) - Answer '(led by her)' unclear... led by the boat? led by nature- personification 'a little boat tied to a willow tree' - Answer starts with a happy, rural image. tranquil, calm and natural. 'act of stealth' - Answer knows what he is doing something wrong- hinting that something bad is going to happen. 'troubled pleasure' - Answer oxymoron, he is taking an exciting risk, knows what he is doing is and but it feels good 'glittering' 'sparkl...

'And in the frosty season' - Answer - The poem is filled with imagery to do with the end of the year and the end of the day- 'frozen' suggests that it is the winter season, the last season of the year. 'The cottage windows through the twilight blaz'd' - Answer - There are Images of warmth in this line which contrasts the winters scene and images of darkness. - the word cottage further emphasises this as it gives a rural setting to the poem and a sense of cosiness during the harsh wint...

The Prelude - Core Questions & Answers 100% Correct! What is the meaning of 'The Prelude" in a nutshell? - ANSWER-An autobiographical poem about Wordsworth as a boy; he is changed forever by the power of nature when he steals a boat and is shocked and scared by the size of a mountain. Which group of poets is Wordsworth associated with? Where did he grow up? - ANSWER-Romantic poets The Lake District What voice is 'The Prelude" written in? - ANSWER-A reflective personal voice - first...

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Little boat tied to a willow tree. - Answer Happy rural image. Troubled pleasure. - Answer Oxymoron. Hints at Narrator's guilt Proud of his skill. - Answer Emphasises his confidence. Like living men - Answer Similar. Nature is described as conscious.

"I found a little boat tied to a willow tree" - Answer the boat is a metaphor for man's influence, still anchored by the tree which represents nature "straight I unloosed her chain" - Answer loosening the chain and pushing from the shore represents the poet as mankind moving to stand on its own two feet "small circles glittering idly in the moon" - Answer Wordsworth creates an idyllic and peaceful scene with language semantically peaceful "the summit of a craggy ridge" - Answer...

what explanation does the boy give for finding the boat ? [1 mark ] - Answer he says he was led there by nature 'her' where does the narrative begin ? - Answer at the cove of a lake what time of day is it ? - Answer evening what did the speaker do when he found the boat ? - Answer he immediately took it for a trip on the lake find a phrase that indicates that the boy acted furtively, in secret. ( 1 mark ) - Answer 'it was an act of stealth'

Which group of poets is Wordsworth associated with? Where did he grow up? - ANSWER-Romantic poets The Lake District What voice is 'The Prelude" written in? - ANSWER-A reflective personal voice - first person and past tense How is personification used? - ANSWER-Nature/the mountain is personified: "upreared its head" and "like a living thing" How is imagery of light and darkness used in the poem? - ANSWER-Imagery of light for carefree opening ("stars", "glittering", "sparkling...