Prelude

Cards (5)

personification in Prelude
" led by her"
nature personified as a women giving power and agency
who wrote Prelude
Wordsworth
why is nature characterised as a women
gives power and agency
suggests he sees himself as more powerful
simile
" went heaving through the water like a swan"
compares movement to natural being
creates image of grace and control
rower praises his own skill by comparing to majestical creature
moment of volta
"when from behind that craggy steep till then"
persona realises power of nature