AITA for Blaming Nature’s Lesson?

At this point, my reaction wasn’t heroic. “With trembling oars I turned”.

That line uses physical imagery to show fear and guilt. Symbolically, turning back represents

a loss of innocence. Structurally, this is the emotional climax of the poem. Here’s where I’m

conflicted. Even after I left the lake, the experience didn’t end.

In the final section, I describe how nature followed me into my thoughts and dreams.

This reflects the long-term psychological impact, and structurally shows that nature’s

power extends beyond the immediate moment. Context matters here too. As a Romantic poet,

I believed nature was a moral teacher. The whole poem is structured as a memory because childhood