the prelude

• what form is this poem

  lyric poetry

  blank verse

  lack of rhyme- reflects initial freedom

  steady iambic pentameter- emphasises sense of power
• how does the poem start

  with personification to portray peacefulness of the lake

  personal pronoun of 'my' emphasises speakers empowerment
• how does the speakers feelings change

  huge peak, black and huge- emphasises that nature could be aggressive

  mans power is reducing

  repetition of huge suggests domination

  speaker is now weak and insignificant
• what device is used 'there hung a darkness'

  metaphor, suggest the speakers shock at the power of nature
• what device is 'no similar shapes'

  anaphora

  speaker questions his importance
• what does 'elfin pinnace' suggest


  speaker holds control
• how could you link to ozymandias and my last duchess


  sources of power and how they hold control
• how could you link to london

  powerlessness of man
• how could you link too exposure and storm on the island

  the power of nature