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elfin pinnace; lustily on line 22- appearance of mountain is more Metaphor comparing boat to nature shocking. boat I dipped my oars into the silent lake, Peace of nature. makes it seem And, as I rose upon the stroke, my boat magical. 20 Went heaving through the water like a swan; When, from behind that craggy steep till then The horizon's bound, a huge peak, black and huge, As if with voluntary power instinct, Upreared its head. Tstruck and struck again, And growing still in stature the grim shape Towered up between me and the stars, and still, foreshadows negativity. Of sparkling light. But now, like one who rows, Proud of his skill, to reach a chosen point Sounds arregant. won't feel like this later. English Develop your learning on AQA English a-Library e-Library Simile - graceful, confident contrasts with nextline in the volta (when) • Voltagordy point -change in tone - simple emphasised by being at start of line and by use of caesura Language changes and becomes darker and more threatening - power. Mountain personified as ugly image. It contrasts to earlier image of boat as As he vows away from mountain more of it comes into view. - "Swans. mountain gets bigger-sounds like a nightmare! ·Powerful - Sibilance sounds sinister. •Mountain sounds alive and calm whereas navrator is "tremblings. nflict Nature Cimpact hreatening. emotions). o him. foreshadovas negativity. like he's doing something ue something is wrong. ator's guilt it behind. wing it Positive image of moon_ cribing nature as precious- son't feel like this later. ito views, highest point of ch something is at its nse-narator feels proud of 3 description of horizon rance of mountain is move + to fairy boat shocking. makes it seem fident magical. Ext line then) 1 point -change in tone - emphasised by being at -line and use of Caesura by anges and becomes darker threatening-power. lified as ugry image. It arlier image of boat as Jay from "Swan". of it comes into view. - s bigger-s -Sounds like a ince Sounds sinister. ands alive and calm stor is "trembling". Feels guilty, wants to hide I away. Back to the covert of the willow tree; There in her mooring-place I left my bark, - This event has big impact on him. •"Grave' negative and senious. And through the meadows homeward went, in grave Reminds him of his own And serious mood; but after I had seen in the face of nature. i morality 36 Worked with a dim and undetermined sense Doesn't understand what he has Of unknown modes of being; o'er my thoughts Seen, can't really describe it. There hung a darkness, call it solitude - Metaphor - the narrator is left feeling Or blank desertion. No familiar shapes alone and unsettled. 10 Remained, no pleasant images of treas, Repitition meaning feeling of complete nature is no longer beautiful and is now powerful. loneliness and depressed. Of sea or sky, no colours of green fields; But huge and mighty forms, that do not live Like living men, moved slowly through the mind By day, and were a trouble to my dreams. Finish with an unsettling Contrasts with mood mage. and tone at beginning of poem Narrator no longer thinks nature is beautiful but powerful. Poem could be an extended metaphor for the power nature has over man. could link to Storm on the island. • The poem is about a speaker finding a boat and taking it out on the lake. GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE PAST AND PRESENT: POETRY ANTHOLOGY Imagery • Effectively describes the night-time atmosphere with his choice of images (romanticise): *Small circles glittering idly in the moon, Until they melted all into one track, Of sparkling lights • But gentle moonlight becomes darkness as the What is the poem about ? poet-Harrators state of mind becomes troubled: • Speaker is happy, self-assured and admires the beautiful scene. 0 • Speaker sees mountain on horizon and becomes afraid of its size and power, He turns boat around goes home but his views have changed. Simile - Nature described as powerful and compared to human beings. Someone who Can influence our lives. • First person narrative- Sounds personal and we hear first-hand of thoughts and feelings. ofree verse - serious dialogue about his experience • Enjambment - overflow of powerful emotions and feelings. o'er my thoughts There hung a darkness, call it Solitude Or blank desertions. aqa.org.uk/english-e-library 29