Prelude

• Nature became a mentor and a guide
• “One summer evening (led by her)”

  1. Human arrogance belongs to humans - (her - mother nature)
  2. Personification - mother nature is delicate, gentle, soft and beautiful
  3. Adjective - ‘summer’ - bright calm warm inviting environment
  4. Industrial revolution underestimate nature beauty to be enjoyed
  5. First line of poem - false sense of security
• “an act of stealth/ and troubled pleasure”

  1. Human arrogance to believe they have power
  2. Oxymoron - proud of himself even though it’s wrong (foreshadowing)
  3. Adjective ’stealth’ - arrogance
  4. Human invention made man feel powerful
  5. Gentle tone false sense of security
• “A huge peak black and huge upreared its head“

  1. Realisation of power of nature - intimidating
  2. Repetition of ‘huge’ shows he has ran out of words to describe nature - shock
  3. Adjective “black” -mysterious dark, gloomy nature isn’t just beautiful
  4. Shows natures power and strengths
  5. Prove humans wrong - complete opposite of beginning of poem - contrast
• ” I found a little boat tied to a willow tree”