quotes- analysis + themes

• 'One summer evening (led by her)'

  • romantic setting
  • set in evening -foreshadowing that it will take a dark turn
  • personification - referring to nature as if she was his lover, he's being seduced- strong relationship between humans + nature at the start of poem.
  • N superior poem ref to mother nature who is responsible for giving life to entire earth but acc mums r only responsible for one kid. pronouns believe he's equal to N
  • 'one' signif evening - remembers vividly
  • false sense of control, N is controlling him but he was dismissive of N power, thought N should be protected
• power of nature (individual experience, fear)

  When, from behind that craggy steep till then

  The horizon’s bound, a huge peak, black and huge,

  As if with voluntary power instinct,

  Upreared its head.
• W F B T C S T T T H B A H P B A H A I W V P I U I H

  • conjunction 'when' - tone shift flips the relationship between man + nature - enhanced by the harsh adjectives to characterize the peak
  • hyperbole - natures supremacy becomes apparent - he's in awe
  • repetition of 'huge' - shows N supremacy + speaker's fear
  • colour imagery 'black' - deathly image - N seen as monstrous/ evil
  • preposition 'behind' nature has turned on him unexpectedly
  • personification - peak power is voluntary come to attack him - plays on childhood fears→monster
• power of nature→ N hasnt changed but it is both awe- inspiring + untamable ppl should learn to live with it and not try + control it bc its not possible

  negative emotion fear →he doesnt want to admit is fear

  With trembling oars I turned, And through the silent water stole my way Back to the covert of the Willow tree.
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  W T O I T A T T S W S M W B T T C O T W T

  • personification -oars - doesn't want to admit he's scared, tries to detach himself + save his pride. Dental plosive alliteration of 't' t' mimics him stuttering - fear
  • 'silent water' repeated earlier- he's changed but N hasn't but also shows the complexity of N - can be kind but also brutal - shouldn't be underestimated
  • sibilance 'silent'' stole ' - soft sound- shame for stealing boat - sibilance before 'struck + struck again' was more violent - signified mans battle w/ N but now he realizes N is untamable
• W T O I T A T T S W S M W B T T C O T W T

  • cyclical structure - back to willow tree - his encounter w/ N has changed how he views N
  • enjambment - speaker being out of breath, fear
• themes - power of nature→ N hasnt changed but it is both awe- inspiring + untamable ppl should learn to live with it and not try + control it bc its not possible
• themes -negative emotions - pride - humanity's innate pride leads to ignorance → offences against the forces they underestimate - power of N. this is seen thru the darkness of the color used to show that the speaker has metaphorically been living in the dark + is v unaware to his own insignificance
• themes - memory - romanticizes his mem of the event bc it had a big impact on him. felt like he's taking a very serious journey of self-discovery thru the use of the boat to achieve this
• themes - individual experiences - speaker recalling events which r clearly v personal to him that he experienced first hand. Also on his journey when he sees the huge mountain he's intimated + comes to the realization of his own insignificance + how stupid +dangerous his confidence in N inferiority was .
• structure

  • iambic petameter- sounds like a heartbeat - love for nature or fear - heart beating fast
  • abstract epic poem