the prelude

• what is the message and key ideas of the prelude by william wordsworth

  -power of the natural world over man

  -sublime experience, awe and terror

  -childhood imagination, wonder

  -shaped by experience

  -epithany
• what is the context of the prelude by william wordsworth

  -romantic poet, celebrates childhood and power of imagination, gods power and moral instincts

  -extract from a larger collection of 14 books- childhood school times
• what is the key structure and form of the prelude by william wordsworth

  -epic narrative poem

  -blank verse: regular

  -conversational- simple and direct, 1. confidant structure 2. fear- turning point 3. reflection

  -anaphora 'no ... no ... no'
• what is the key language of the prelude by william wordsworth

  -personification of nature and mountains

  -beautiful, postural language

  -fearful

  -oxymoron 'troubled pleasure'

  -simile 'like a swan'

  -sibilance
• what are possible comparisons of the prelude by william wordsworth

  -nature and gods power: exposure, sennacherib

  -powerlessness: war photographer, belfast confetti, charge of the light brigade, half caste

  -childhood: catrin, poppies, no problem