Eras & Types of Poems
A "golden age" in history and a time of peace and emphasis on the arts that saw the popularization of poetry and drama and gained support from Queen Elizabeth
What is The Elizabethan Era?
The romantic poet who claimed to see visions from God that inspired his poetry, held controversial views about politics and religion, worked as an engraver, engraved famous poems, and published Songs of Innocence and Experience
Who is William Blake?
A leading figure from The Romantic Era who served as Britain's Poet Laureate from 1843-1850, published the poetry collection Lyrical Ballads with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and celebrated the ideals of the common man, innocence, nature, and simplicity
Who is William Wordsworth?
A word meant to imitate a real sound
What is onomatopoeia?
Comparing two unlike things using the word “like” or “as”
What is simile?
A 19th-century literary movement that lasted from 1798 until 1837 and saw artists and thinkers move away from ideals of The Enlightenment/The Neoclassical Era (deism, science, and reason) and communicate themes like beauty, celebration, emotion, nature, and the "sublime"
What is The Romantic Era?
A close friend and collaborator with William Wordsworth who was well-traveled but suffered from poor health and a life-long opium addiction that ended his travels and his life early
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
The fashionable and notorious romantic poet who was infamous for his rich lifestyle, huge debts, and love affairs with men and women
Who is Lord Byron?
A figurative language technique of making an obvious exaggeration in order to make a strong impression
What is hyperbole?
An author’s chosen style and language usage, depending on the audience and purpose
What is diction?
A long period of peace, prosperity, and national self-confidence in Britain that lasted from 1827 until 1901 and saw classical and romantic themes in writing and the popularization of the novel
What is The Victorian Era?
The romantic poet whose father died during his youth and inspired him to publish 54 poems about the harsh realities of the human condition
Who is John Keats?
The anarchist, pacifist, and vegetarian romantic poet who was close friends and travel companions with his sister, Mary Shelley, and Lord Byron
Who is Percy Shelley?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
Balancing two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important
What is parallelism?
A type of poem that glorifies nature
What is a pastoral poem?
The victorian poet who struggled with emotional instability, feelings of guilt, and illness for most of his life, turned to religion and became a priest at a young age, and became famous for his innovations in rhythm and use of assonance, onomatopoeia, and advanced rhyming techniques
Who is Gerard Manley Hopkins?
The Victorian poet who grew up in a religious household, achieved fame during his youth, received admiration from Queen Victoria, and served as Britain's Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892
Who is Alfred Lord Tennyson?
Repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
Repetition of consonant sounds in short succession
What is consonance?
A type of poem devoted to the praise of someone or something, usually written in an elevated diction and expressing deep feeling
What is an ode?
The Victorian poet who joined a group of artists called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, had a strong impact on women writers, included feminist ideals in her works, rejected three marriage proposals, and dedicated her life to serving others by working at St. Mary Magdalene's House of Charity
Who is Christina Rossetti?
A group of loosely affiliated poets from The Lake District in Northwestern England who are remembered for their powerful and heartfelt pastoral poems that was inspired by the beauty of the region
Who are The Lake Poets?
A figure of speech in which a writer expresses contrasting ideas through opposing words
What is antithesis?
A phrase meaning "seize the day" in Latin
What is carpe diem?