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

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) 👉 CHECK OUT THE BLOG POST ON THIS here, in which I compare 'Boat-stealing' to Robert Browning's 'The Last Duchess' (another Power and Conflict poem): https://bit.ly/3yP8jUX 📚FOLLOW MY BLOG for regular learning resources and detailed analysis on Shakespeare, poetry, fiction and all things lit: https://www.hyperbolit.com​ 💫 FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM for quick study tips, quotes and short videos:https://bit.ly/393zRvg​ 💌JOIN MY MAILING LIST for monthly digests of all the good stuff I write and create for English Lit students:https://bit.ly/3l0bYHC​ Email me at [email protected]