An easy to read summary of the poem , The Prelude. It includes all the essential key points you need to build up a very good essay for the real exam and also for you to understand the poem better. Also , it is easy to learn considering there are 15 other poems the exam could be on.
Poem basics : The
Prelude: stealing the
boat.
GCSE English Literature: AQA power and conflict
These are the basic facts that you need to know in order to understand the poem, as well
as some of the methods used and finally , authorial intent. But don't forget to offer your
own interpretation as well as the ones you read about.
This extract is a first-person narrative. It sounds
personal and describes a turning point in the poet's
Form of the poem
life.
The use of blank verse makes it sound serious and
important , and the regular rhyme makes it sound
like natural speech.
The extract begins a summer evening when the
narrator finds a boat tied to a tree. He unties the
what is the poem about ?
boat and takes it out on the lake.
Initially the narrator seems happy and confident,
and he describes a beautiful scene. A mountain
appears on the horizon and the narrator is afraid of
its size and power.
He turns the boat around and goes home but his
view of nature has changed , its more dark.
There are 3 main sections in the extract. In the 1st ,
the tone is fairly light and carefree.
Structure
There's a distinct change when the mountain
appears - the tone becomes darker and more
fearful.
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