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NOW: You have been given several natural objects - can you guess the lifespan of each?
THEN: How does the difference in lifespans affect the way we view nature?
TAKE IT FURTHER: How might this link to the core ideas of the Romantics, as we learned about in Ozymandias?
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These can be singular words or phrases, but you must have something to say about the language used
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Make sure to lead with the idea and use the contextual factor to explain why the author thought this
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1. How would you describe the persona's attitude and personality throughout the poem?
2. What are they doing at the beginning? Is there a reason given (are they rowing for any particular reason?)
3. What comparison(s) do they make to the poem to themselves?
4. The mountain represents more than a mountain - what is this?
5. Ozymandias explored ideas of power, hubris and futility - to what extent does this poem explore the same idea?
These can be the beginning, middle and end, and what is focused on, or three ideas that repeatedly appear
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Think about rhyme, metre and stanza structure. You might also want to think if the poem is a specific type of poem
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If this poem comes up in exam, say what poem you would compare it with - think about the big ideas within
1 – unloosed
2 – stealth
3 – idly
4 – track
5 – summit
6 – craggy
7 – utmost
8 – lustily
9 – upreared
10 – stature
11 – grim
12 – covert
13 – grave
14 – desertion
Ideas and Context
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Hubris
Like many Romantics, Wordsworth despised the Victorian disregard for nature and their desire to conquer it. Here this manifests as a fundamental part of human nature.
Identity
We can choose one of two identities: solipsism (the idea we are the only one to exist in the world) or accept we are a tiny aspect of something massive. The latter is necessary, but not pleasant.
Fear
This poem explores the emotions that arise as a result of nature - this belief is known as The Sublime - fear and awe as a response to nature
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Structure
Form
The poem is written in blank verse, meaning that there is no rhyme scheme but constant iambic pentameter. This symbolises how, even though he thinks he is free throughout the poem, the speaker is still at the mercy of nature, his time remainng and his heartbeat - daDUM is the sound of nature after all.
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Lesson Review: The Prelude
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