Poetry - The Prelude

Who wrote The Prelude?

• William Wordsworth

• King Henry VIII

• John Lennon

• Donald Trump

William Wordsworth was born in...

• the English Lake District

• London

• Cambridge

• Grasmere

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In the poem, what does the word ‘elfin’ mean?

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

• Light sailing boat

• Enthusiastically spirited

• Sinister or ghastly character, repellant

In the poem, what does the word ‘pinnace’ mean?

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

• Light sailing boat

• Enthusiastically spirited

• Sinister or ghastly character, repellant

Where is The Preludeset?

• Lake District
• Peak District
• Yorkshire Moors
• Blackmore Vale

Which movement did the poet of The Prelude belong to?

• Romantics
• Post-modernists
• Revivalists
• Metaphysical poets

What does The Prelude show about the poet?

• His spiritual growth
• His loss of innocence
• His hatred of nature
• His love for his wife

What is the rhyme scheme of The Prelude?

• Blank verse
• Rhyming couplets
• Free verse
• abcabc

How is man presented at the start of the poem?

• Powerful and arrogant

• Weak

• Naive

• Vulnerable

Why is the poem one long verse and full of enjambment?

• Because he just wanted to keep writing

• It just keeps going, leaving you breathless and overwhelmed, just like Wordsworth was

• It's because he keeps talking in great detail about its beauty.