📙 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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Illustration: Poetry

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

📝 अध्ययन नोट्स

  • विलियम वर्ड्सवर्थ ने 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (जिसे 'Daffodils' भी कहा जाता है) लिखी।
    • वर्ड्सवर्थ — रोमांटिक कवि, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • बायरन, शेली, कीट्स — रोमांटिक कवि
    • विलियम ब्लेक — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • विलियम ब्लेक ने 'Jerusalem' के बोल लिखे।
    • वर्ड्सवर्थ — रोमांटिक कवि, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • बायरन, शेली, कीट्स — रोमांटिक कवि
    • विलियम ब्लेक — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • विल्फ्रेड ओवेन और सीगफ्रीड सैसून ने प्रथम विश्व युद्ध में अपने अनुभवों के बारे में कविताएँ लिखीं।
    • वर्ड्सवर्थ — रोमांटिक कवि, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • बायरन, शेली, कीट्स — रोमांटिक कवि
    • विलियम ब्लेक — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • अल्फ्रेड लॉर्ड टेनीसन ने 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' लिखी।
    • वर्ड्सवर्थ — रोमांटिक कवि, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • बायरन, शेली, कीट्स — रोमांटिक कवि
    • विलियम ब्लेक — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
  • पोएट लॉरिएट एक कवि होता है जिसे सम्राट द्वारा राष्ट्रीय अवसरों के लिए कविताएँ लिखने हेतु नियुक्त किया जाता है।
    • वर्ड्सवर्थ — रोमांटिक कवि, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
    • बायरन, शेली, कीट्स — रोमांटिक कवि
    • विलियम ब्लेक — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'

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