📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society

4.5.6 Poetry

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Britain has a rich tradition of poetry. William Wordsworth was a Romantic poet who wrote about the beauty of the Lake District. His famous poems include 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (also known as 'Daffodils'). Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats were also Romantic poets. William Blake wrote 'The Tyger' and the words to 'Jerusalem'.

Key Facts

  • Wordsworth — Romantic poet, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
  • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Romantic poets
  • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
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Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon wrote poetry about their experiences in the First World War. Sir Walter Scott wrote poems and novels about Scottish history. Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson were famous Victorian poets. Tennyson wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. The Poet Laureate is a poet appointed by the monarch to write poems for national occasions.

Key Facts

  • Wilfred Owen and Sassoon — WWI poets
  • Tennyson — 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
  • Poet Laureate — appointed by monarch for national occasions
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Illustration: Poetry

📝 Notas de estudio

  • William Wordsworth escribió 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (también conocido como 'Daffodils').
    • Wordsworth — Poeta romántico, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Poetas románticos
    • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • William Blake escribió la letra de 'Jerusalem'.
    • Wordsworth — Poeta romántico, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Poetas románticos
    • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • Wilfred Owen y Siegfried Sassoon escribieron poesía sobre sus experiencias en la First World War.
    • Wordsworth — Poeta romántico, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Poetas románticos
    • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • Alfred Lord Tennyson escribió 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.
    • Wordsworth — Poeta romántico, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Poetas románticos
    • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • El Poet Laureate es un poeta designado por el monarca para escribir poemas en ocasiones nacionales.
    • Wordsworth — Poeta romántico, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • Byron, Shelley, Keats — Poetas románticos
    • William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'

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