"A huge peak, black and huge, As if with voluntary power instinct, Upreared it's head"
Volta - Nature is now working against him
"I struck and struck again"
Repetition - Emphasises power of nature
"I dipped my oars" ... "Trembling oars"
Juxtaposition - Nature was on his side but is now against him
Links to:
Ozymandias - Nature will put you into place
Kamikaze - Patriotism & Nature (Nature is all powerful)
Storm on the island - Nature is powerful and violent
Themes:
Nature (Humans vs. Nature)
Power - Humans are arrogant to Nature's power
Pride - The cause of downfall
Key Message:
The power of nature and the insignificance of man. Also how nature can shape a man’s identity.
Context:
The Prelude is autobiographical. Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District. He was a Romantic poet, which meant that he wrote about the power of nature and how nature can shape man’s identity.