📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society
4.5.6 Poetry
2 paragraphs · 5 questions
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'
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
📝 Notatki do nauki
- William Wordsworth napisał 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (znany również jako 'Daffodils').
- Wordsworth — poeta romantyczny, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
- Byron, Shelley, Keats — poeci romantyczni
- William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
- William Blake napisał słowa do utworu 'Jerusalem'.
- Wordsworth — poeta romantyczny, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
- Byron, Shelley, Keats — poeci romantyczni
- William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
- Wilfred Owen i Siegfried Sassoon pisali poezję o swoich doświadczeniach z I wojny światowej.
- Wordsworth — poeta romantyczny, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
- Byron, Shelley, Keats — poeci romantyczni
- William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
- Alfred Lord Tennyson napisał 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.
- Wordsworth — poeta romantyczny, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
- Byron, Shelley, Keats — poeci romantyczni
- William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
- The Poet Laureate to poeta wyznaczony przez monarchę do pisania wierszy na uroczystości narodowe.
- Wordsworth — poeta romantyczny, 'Daffodils' / 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
- Byron, Shelley, Keats — poeci romantyczni
- William Blake — 'The Tyger', 'Jerusalem'
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