form- use of unrhymed verse in iambic pentameter makes it sounds serious and important. the regular rhyme scheme makes it sounds like natural speech
structure- at first fairly light and carefree tone.
volta.
when the mountains appear then tone becomes fearful
context- written by Wordsworth, who was a romantic poet and in perception of the world around him had been influenced by events in his life.
small circles glittering idly in the moon
imagery.
glittering- celestial imagery = nature is greater than humans
nature is presented as relaxed and beautiful
false sense of security is created which fuels his arrogance
the horizons bound a huge peak. black and huge
more dark and threatening language
Volta
repetition shows the scale of the realisation that has hit him about how nature is more powerful
dramatic language and threatening language becomes more intense. After the mountain appears the narrator is coming to show that nature is more powerful.
but huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men
simile
nature is described as powerful, conscious being that can influence our live
what he has seen has irreversibly changed him, shows the power of nature can have his mind reflects this immense power Nature can have on society as a whole and an individual.
