Structure

• Epic poem

  • Used to depict heroic stories
  • Nature might be the hero here reminding Men that nature will always overpower humans and warning about the dangers of pride
  • could also be an underlying sign of hubris
  • The poet is depicted as a survivor who survive the “malovent” forces of nature- showing that humans will never learn the error of their ways.
• Blank verse

  • Theres no rhyme scheme but is in iambic pentameter
  • Highlighting the seriousness of the poem, to teach humans a lesson
• One long stanza

  • Makes it overwhelming for the readers mirroring wordsworths‘s feelings of desperation
  • implies the overwhelming power of nature- reinforcing Wordsworth‘s message.
• Muddled enjambment and caesura after the revelation

  • He only experiences mishaps after he realises the force of nature
  • perhaps instead of Nature punishing him, his mind may be playing tricks on him
  • this is because he is intimidated by the power of nature
  • His “conscience” may be punishing him for his pride