The Prelude: Plot and Intentions

Where was William Wordsworth from?

• Essex

• Markham Avenue

• Cumbria

• Yorkshire

What is the narrator is spooked by part way through the poem?

• ghostly sounds

• grey clouds

• ops

• the peak of a dark mountain

Which era in literary history is the poem from?

• Dark Ages

• Romantic Period

• Back in the Day

• Gothic Period

Who is the author of 'The Prelude'?

• Shelley

• Keats

• Wordsworth

• Blake

What does The Prelude show about the poet?

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

How would you best describe The Prelude?

• Autobiographical
• Elegiac
• Biographical
• Dramatic monologue

What does the extract of The Prelude show about nature?

• It's powerful
• Man is more powerful than nature
• It's idyllic and peaceful
• It's boring

How is man presented at the start of the poem?

• Powerful and arrogant

• Weak

• Naive

• Vulnerable

What does the narrator say he does at the start of the poem?

• He stole a boat he found so he could go out onto the lake.

• He went for a walk around the lake to admire nature.

• He decided to meet friends.

• He swam out into the lake.

At the end of the poem, what does the narrator say the experience has done to him?

• Nothing, he doesn't care about nature.

• It has hurt him and he is upset.

• The power of nature has stayed with him, even in his dreams.

• He struggles to remember.