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• Power of nature 

  Wordsworth characterises nature as a conscious entity in oder to quantify its power and magnificence in comparison to men. He suggest that mankind underestimates natures power
• Mother of nature

  A common theme across mythology, responsible for the feminine task of creating, sustaining and nurturing life just as a mother does
• The fixed perspective that humans have defined for nature

  Wordsworth is contradicting and implying that it is humanities instinctive hubris that makes them susceptible to being blinded to the true power and beauty of nature
• • Personification of nature initially is as a maternal figure- he was “led by her”. Within poetry, femininity is often associated with gentleness and beauty, he is lulled into a sense of security that nature is a compassionate entity. Allusion to the notion of mother nature (common theme across mythology) responsible for the feminine task of creating, sustaining/nurturing life just as a mother does.
•  Fixed perspective humans have defined for nature that poet is contradicting and implying that it is human's instinctive hubris that makes them susceptible to being blinded to the true power and beauty of nature-shattered through sublime. 
• • The ontological imagery within the words “Shape”, “thing”, “modes”, “being”, “forms”, claw at the edges of specificity, but fail to crystallise the vague into the concrete. This inability to be specific, is a reflection of the limits of human language and the constraints of the human mind. the imposing “spectacle” of the huge, dark peak troubles the speaker as it is the verbal paralysis he suffers after this incident which illustrates the long term impact. As a poet whose survival relied on his ability to describe, Wordsworth is likely to have reflected on this temporary aphasia with fear
• • The repetition of the word “still” meaning continuous – emphasises the impression of a continuous, never-ending force, which contributes to the sublime characterisation of this “grim shape”. The sublimity of the mountain is not something that human sensibility can either fathom or control, and the more the peak seems to grow, the smaller the speaker feels, with the ‘pride’ he first felt at the start of his journey now dented by both humility and terror-stricken awe.
• The power of nature is presented through the ability to change the speakers perspective.
• • Wordsworth uses parallelism in his poem to contrast how he was before and after the revelation of natures power, highlights the spiritual development catlalysed. 
• • Initially, as he rowed he glided through the water in an “ unswerving line” as his oar strokes “melted all into one track” which suggest his level of control over nature and his environment. Still fixed within this narrow field of vision, he viewed mankind as united with nature. 
  • This sense of ease however dissipates and on his return journey, he is “heaving through the water” upon realizing the supremacy of nature, conducting his environment becomes a strenuous and exhausting feat. the active verb “ heaving” connotes sustained, intense physical effort.
• •  Parallelism is also used as a lexical level, with his “act of stealth” being linguistically echoed in the later phase “stole my way back”. I
  • initially, he employs euphemisms to represent the speaker's arrogance, believing he has the right to steal the boat. In the later echoed “stole”, it is a figurative sign of his fear and inferiority as he is addressing his mistake directly, illustrating the poets realisation in his actions. 
• form- epic poem (unrhymed iambic pentameter+ lengthy narrative+ blank verse). Typically used for elevated or heroic topics in English prosody. poet uses an elevated form for rather pedestrian topics such as going out for a boat ride as this elevates the mundane- the moment is aligned with the scale and solemnity. He may be implying that even an elevated status cannot compare to nature's power. Alternatively, he intends the adventure to not be his physical actions but his spiritual growth and journey as a poet. Therefore it can be seen as an epic on a metaphorical level
• Structure 

  Wordsworth presents the overwhelming power of natutre by constructing his poem with lengthy stanzas. The readers empathise with the speakers sense of awe towards the huge peak as they are also faced with a large peice of text, causing the reader to feel overwhelmed just as the speaker does. It also contributes to the building up of tension approaching the peaks reveal. 

  This breathlessness pace is alos intensified by frequent enjambment and connectives that prevent the reader from pausing and incites a sense of vastness in the reders by making the poem feel enless and immense.