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The Solitary Reaper
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AS Level english (poetry) Mind Map on The Solitary Reaper, created by Jake Crossland on 02/04/2014.
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The Solitary Reaper
context
poet - William Wordsworth
believed in Pantheism
being at one with nature improves relationship with God
Romantic
emotion and intuition over reason and intellect
'nature is the music of humanity'
'the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings'
time written - 1807
literary techniques
ballad form
alternates between lines of iambic tetrameter/trimeter (s/6 syllables)
traditional form = traditional work
usually a song
echoes content of poem
tells epic events - elevates the reaper
shifting focus of stanzas
first - imperatives
second - declaratives
third - interrogatives
alliteration
archaic language - 'yon', 'ne'er'
reminder
apostrophe - 'O listen!'
strong outburst of feeling
overwhelmed
religious term - 'Behold her'
utmost repect
adoration
sibilance - 'silence of the seas'
almost onomatopoeic
theme of work
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