can you mark my essay plss - give me a grade. Essay is on prelude

Throughout both poems nature is presented as a force which plagues them. However the prelude written by william wordsworth presents nature sensually in order to explore guilt which is caused by past pleasures. However in exposure nature is seen as an enemy force which causes theri condition to deteriorate leading to them losing hope through the course of the war. Perhaps both poets seem to be trying to show the readers the profound effect nature has on humans.

Wilfred Owen's exposure aims to portray nature as an enemy as he worries that “our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knife us wearied we keep awake because the night is silent”. Through the frigid imagery wilfred owen aims to portray nature as the enemy rather than the opposing soldiers. This is done to upset the readers preconceived notions of war and to as Owen aims to challenge British recruitment propaganda at the time. The assonance of “i” is repeated which slows down the rhythm and mimics the exposure that is felt by the poet to the forces of nature. The juxtaposition between “silence” and “awake” challenges expectations, which portrays that everything in war is turned on its head as nature is the most feared force within the war. Alternatively this conveys that the enemy could be preparing a concealed attack. Wilfred Owen further amplifies his dread of war conditions as he sees “dawn massing in the east her melancholy army attacks once more in ranks on shivering ranks of grey”. The personification of the weather is portraying how it's better equipped than the soldiers.. Additionally the verb “massing” symbolises how there is more danger from the weather than the soldiers. Additionally the pathetic fallacy underscores how the men themselves are “melancholy” due to nature's wrath. Alternatively nature itself is miserable as it doesn't want to attack the men but rather it reluctantly has to in order to expel war from nature. Wilfred Owen did not support the war. He often wrote poems in order to reveal the true conditions of war rather than the false promises shown in British media at the time. Through exposure he aims to allow the readers to realise that war is less heroic and meaningful as they see it to be.

On the other hand William Wordsworth's descriptions of nature are extremely sensual as we see the beginning of his journey as he “straight i unloosened her chain”. William Wordsworth's descriptions could be viewed from a sexual lense as we see his sexual awakening as they are paralleled to the sensual descriptions of nature. The language here mirrors language used when talking about taking someone's virginity. This portrays the idea of sexual freedom; this is as it describes “loosening” a chastity belt which is historically designed for women ostensibly for the purpose of chastity in order to dissuade women and their potential sexual partners from sexual temptation which is against natures acceptance of sexuality. Additionally sensual descriptions of the boat and it's supernatural trekking of the lake as “she was an elfin pinnace lustily”. The boat is presented as female; “elfin” has connotations of fantasy which could be deeply attractive to Williams' imagination. Furthermore a pinnace is chosen not for its size as its a small sailboat but rather its a homophone for pinnace this is done to juxtapose “pinace” and “lustily”. Elves are symbols of fertility; William Wordsworth uses nature to express his sexual desires in a more oppressive Victorian time which limited sexual freedoms. Furthermore the boat is given surreal and natural descriptions as it was “heaving through the water like a swan”. Here we see a continuation of the semantic field of sexual act. The simile links his sexual awakening with marriage as he uses a swan which is famous in romantic literature as a symbol for loyalty. This juxtaposes the more sexually permissible society which Wordsworth grew up in this is to say that he values his original sexual experiences as a marriage for life. Alternatively he used descriptions of nature to relive early sexual experiences that have influenced him for life. Additionally swans symbolise nature's beauty and grace and through this wordsworth juxtaposes the ugly truths of his life and how he feels guilt due to his dark sinful actions.

Contrastingly Owen uses nature to depict his deteriorating mental state due to war as he described how “so we drowse, sun dosed, littered with blossoms trickling where the black bird fusses- is it that we are dying”. The floral imagery symbolises how the soldiers are escaping from reality in their minds and how Owen is using things that he can see during the winter war in his escape to summer. Blossoms have connotations of beauty, through the use of the verb “littered” juxtaposes this as they are depicted as refuse, giving them a negative description. This is done by Owen to help the readers realise that war is draining and meaningless, the glory prophesied by British media is only a facade in order to grow the army in a meaningless battle. There are moments of peace in sunshine, however getting sleepy could allude to the soldiers slowly dying. The sibilance creates a seductive atmosphere used ironically as nature seduces him and others to sleep leading to their deaths. Owens' own beliefs are challenged due to war as “therefore, not loath, we be out here; therefore were born, for love of god seems dying”. Here Owen describes his thoughts of home which is justification for war as they were born to protect their country. Alternatively this could be mimicking British propaganda and how Owen is communicating to the readers that they are lying that there is a good patriotic reason for war. The metaphor of “love” dying is proof from Owen that if god was loved war won't exist as god disapproves of war. Owen here portrays war as an attack on his christian faith and how he relayed to the readers who were a majority christian at the time that as good christians they too wouldn't approve of war.

Whereas william wordsworth uses nature to unveil his guilt for his actions as he commits an “act of stealth and troubled pleasure”. Through this secretive language Wordsworth is alluding to his hidden sexual desire through using nature giving him a sensual delight; however it does also bring with it a troubled conscience. William Wordsworth could possibly be portraying how he's stolen someone's virginity without permission. However alternatively the cristian readers who would have read this epic poem if it were published by Wordsworth would've seen it as disgraceful as they would view sex outside of marriage to be sinful; thus leading to Wordsworth's possible guilt. As a result Wordsworth uses nature to allude to his sexuality and he isn't coming clean because he is repressed by the now much sexually repressive Victorian society. Furthermore, William Wordsworth could be using nature to portray the size and seriousness of his guilt describing that “but huge and mighty forms, that do not live like living men, moved slowly through my mind by day, and were a trouble to my dreams”. Some literary historians believe that his guilt and unease could have been caused by his commission of incest. The pursuit for sexual love from his sister could have led to the “huge and mighty forms” that trouble him. Simile shows that he feels troubled by hisdesires and how even in the sexually permissive society he grew up in incest would not be permitted and its something that must be hidden from public knowledge. Proof of this incest could be derived from a notebook Dortothy (williams sister) wrote were she describes how wordsworth metaphorically married her in bed. This image cannot escape Wordsworth's mind as he lives with his sister Dorothy which “moved slowly through my mind by day” while also being haunted and his desires and actions “trouble to my dreams” thus using nature to portray his guilt and also his reluctance in revealing his true repressed desires.

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forged-chancre

Hi, this is from an actual teacher. A lot of students often like to go down the path of talking about sexual innotations within the prelude however you have took this to another level 🤤. however for me your ideas are not judicious enough and honestly this shi ass. Imam have to give this a grade U

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Teachersheffield

I would like to say as a real teacher that this poem is the most freakiest analysis I got.I hope the person who made this experiences their first ever U and works in McDonald’s.Also whoever made this sounds very Sudanese.