The Prelude - Boat Stealing by William Wordsworth | Poetry Analysis | GCSE

Описание: In this video, I give a detailed analysis of the Boat-stealing excerpt in The Prelude by William Wordsworth, which is part of the GCSE Power and Conflict cluster.

(You can read the poem here: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poem...)

TIMESTAMPS:
00:12 - Quick biography of Wordsworth
02:06 - Context of The Prelude
03:11 - Reading of 'The Boat Stealing' excerpt
06:02 - Quick summary of the excerpt
07:17 - Analysis of form
11:43 - Analysis of language and imagery
13:58 - Analysis of symbolism
16:26 - Comparison of the 1799 edition and the 1850 edition
17:58 - On Wordsworth's relationship with Annette Vallon
20:01 - Analysis of stasis vs progress (motif, imagery and syntax)

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