Neverland Chapter 5 Quote and Link

Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life. We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

Chapter 5

To wake or to awake, that is the question.  I read a lot of English literature and I've noticed that frequently in cases in which I would use the verb awake, the English tend to use the verb wake.   

I think I mostly only use 'to wake' when I am talking about someone else waking, as in "don't wake the baby," or "go wake up Jake," or "I'll wake you before I leave the house."  For myself, "I awoke when the alarm went off," or "I always awaken with the first chirp."

I've always had a vague sort of feeling that there must be some sort of rule about when to use wake and when to use awake and a vague sort of unease that I am misusing the word.  

Does anyone know if there is a rule? 

Comments

[rebecca]

I read this book aloud to my kids when they were little. It's one of those ones that keeps the kids interested, but has lots of little tidbits only the adult reading really understands.

I don't know of any wake/awake rule. I think I mostly use "wake" and I almost always use it with "up".