“It was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure”
connotes sneakiness and slyness - it is morally wrong
shows he is selfish, there is no thought of the consequences
“troubled pleasure”
shows his arrogance, he feels entitled to enjoy it but is worried about getting caught
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“It was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure”
connotes sneakiness and slyness - it is morally wrong
shows he is selfish, there is no thought of the consequences
“troubled pleasure”
shows his arrogance, he feels entitled to enjoy it but is worried about getting caught
“The grim shape towered up between me and the stars”
personification of the mountain implies that nature is dangerous and uncontrollable
Wordsworth’s confidence has disappeared and he no longer has power
portrays man’s inability to escape nature’s power and influence
“There hung a darkness”
Represents Wordsworth’s change to a darker and melancholy mood at the end of his journey
The juxtaposition of the calm/peaceful start and the harsh ending symbolises the cruel extremes of nature
Themes
power of nature
views of man
dominance and pride
Structure - blank verse
no breaks makes the audience overwhelmed
symbolises how young Wordsworth was overwhelmed with his experience in nature
Structure - Enjambment
reflects Wordsworth’s desire to communicate and tell the story
Shows his eagerness
Structure - Iambic pentameter
lines of ten syllables with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables
Context
romantic poet
supported the french revolution
lived and grew up in the lake district
nature as sublime
critiques the industrial revolution
autobiography of his childhood
Poems to compare with
Storm on the island → Power of nature, fear
Exposure → Power of nature
Ozymandias → Power of nature