Romanticism+-+Poetry

ROMANTICISM - POETRY

- People who lived during The Romantic Era (mid 18th century) were said to be artistic, natural and emotional. - Visual arts, music and literature became increasingly //medieval// in order to escape from the changing world around them - population growth and industrialism. - These factors influenced poetry greatly in this period.

- Alfred (Lord) Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - Oct. 6, 1892) is one of the most well-known poets in the English language. - He had MANY admirers, even as famous as Queen Victoria. - A statue at Lincoln Cathedral was built in honour of him in

- His great talent for poetry is still acknowledged today, because several phrases from his works are frequently used in our daily lives. - He is the ninth most commonly quoted writer in //[|The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations]//.
 * "Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all"
 * "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die"
 * "Nature, red in tooth and claw"
 * "My strenght is as the strenght of ten, / Because my heart is pure"
 * "Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers"

Here are a couple popular poems that you may have heard of:

Tithonus [])

The Lady of Shalott: []

By Jess Jones