Anyone readThe Prelude by William Wordsworth?Please help!

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Book One? I have a OU tma to be submitted today in which I have to compare this with another poem. I am completely stuck to the point where I don't even know what this poem is about and I can't get my head around it at all! I'm not asking for anyone to help me cheat pr anything, but if anyone has read this and could give me a basic idea of what the poem is about that would really help me! Thanks! Btw I know this is a fiction board but I'm desperate

Today!!!

Well, I studued it at 'A' Level a very, very long time ago.

It is a gorgeous poem imo, as is much of Wordsworth's work. The opening few lines are wonderful.

I think it centres on comparisons between city and country, good and evil etc., etc. He is finding himself through stripping away the materialism and haste of 'modern' life to rediscover the beauty of the land.

Not much help I'm afraid, but there are some experts on MN who will hopefully assist very soon

Good luck

I know, today indeed! I have been looking at it and making notes over the past few days but I'm struggling so much to understand it! I've noted down that the poem contains a lot of natural imagery and scenes of beauty. The language is gorgeous, I've read it aloud to myself a few times (well, the extract of it that I have to write about) and it sounds lovely. Thanks for the advice

Another one who did it for A Level!

Off the top of my head, book one is about the "naked savage" innocence of youth - part of the romantic, pantheistic idealising of the child's unfettered exploration and enjoyment of the natural surroundings: something untainted by the later demands of society on the adult.

I'll see if I can find anything still on my shelves and will add more later.

Did it for A level and at Uni. I can still quote huge chunks - particularly

Dust as we, the immortal spirit grows like harmony in music

Agree with others, isn't it about the innocence of youth and the effects that nature has upon the soul. That everything that happens or that you see has an effect upon your adult self.

Sorry not to be more help.....

Have you decided what poem you're going to compare it to? Something about the significance of childhood experiences maybe?

Onimolap and coatgate thanks so much for your help. It is so much easier to read something when you have an idea what it is about!

Sparklyjewlz I'm comparing it to The Schoolboy by William Blake. I did that at A Level which always helps!

OOooh - you doing A210 as well?

That was a crap assignment. Hope you do ok with it.