The Prelude - methods

Structure: Enjambment is when

• the lines run continuously into the next

• bars get dropped

• the poet chokes

• there's a hard beat

Language: 'pinnace' means...

• a fairy princess

• something like Gollum

• dwarves

• a small boat propelled by oars

Form: The Prelude is written in...

• Rhyming Verse

• Prose

• Quatrains

• Blank Verse

Language: 'My boat went heaving through the water like a swan' is an example of which two techniques?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Animal Imagery

Language: 'Measured motion like a living thing' is an example of which two poetic techniques?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

Language: ‘elfin’ means...

• Like an elf, small and charmingly spiritedly, merry or mischievous.

• Light sailing boat

• Enthusiastically spirited

• Sinister or ghastly character, repellent

Form: How is the poem written?

• 1st Person Narrative

• 3rd Person Narrative

Form: How would you best describe The Prelude?

• Autobiographical

• Elegiac

• Biographical

• Dramatic monologue

Form: What is the form of The Prelude?

• Epic

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Sonnet

Language: When he sees the 'huge' peak, how does his language change?

• It doesn't

• He becomes regretful and more conscious of his past mistakes

• He continues to talk about its elegance and beauty.

• He becomes more vague and overwhelmed by its size and power