the prelude

• the prelude:

  ”{led by her}”

  ~personification.

  ~ mother nature is leading the way.

  ~nature has the power to guide and protect him.

  ~ leading him on.
• the prelude:

  ”a huge peak, black and huge”


  ~repetition.

  ~can’t articulate the fear of the mountain.

  ~childlike language.
• the prelude:

  ”went heaving through the water like a swan”


  ~similie.

  ~juxtaposes idea of a swan.

  ~the boat is still gliding along, careless of surroundings.

  ~beaut and graceful