Islanded
Peter recounts, “When the floods were out, Derwentwater joined hands with the other lake, Bassenthwaite, so that the church and school, standing on a narrow tongue of higher ground were, almost islanded by the white silent waters.” The floods blur the boundaries separating the lake and Derwentwater resulting in an island-like setting where ‘the church and school’ are at the centre and surrounded by water.
Rockets
Peter explains, “We were sorry for the lowland farmers who rented lands from him (Sir Philip), for their rents began to go up like rockets.” Rocketing rents convey Sir Philip’s exploitative tendencies, which financially burden his tenants. Sir Philip is exploitative and inconsiderate.
Jericho
Peter confesses, “But I wanted to stay where I could see the others, and hear the jokes they shouted to one another, and watch that wonderful wall going down as though it were the rampart of Jericho itself.” Sir Philip’s wall is intended to stop the farmers from accessing the river which they rely on for their farming engagements. Peter alludes to the Biblical wall of Jericho to underscore its spectacular disintegration.
'The Stronghold'
Peter explains, "The Stronghold was a natural hiding place among the giant rocks that littered the lakeside. There was one over-hanging boulder under which half a dozen of us could have lain and slept, bone-dry through the wettest night.” The locale is secure due to being concealed. As a result of its safety Peter hides there and no one tracks him while he is still there. The name befits the location’s settings because it is absolutely isolated and secure.
Box
Peter explains, "Like a little fort the Morton's peel- tower was, with its battlemented roof and its littler corner turret for the watchman and its iron basket to hold the warning beacon. But it must have been bleak, gloomy box to live in, standing so high and so far from roads and houses." The isolation of the tower makes it a lonely and unpleasant place to stay. Sir Philip is not comfortable residing there despite its meticulous construction, and the tower's setting is neither home-like nor attractive.
