CP English 12
4.22.13 – 4.26.13
Senior Reflection #7: Creative Me (Due Thursday, April 25)
The poetry of the Romantic era embraced imagination and naturalness, spoke of personal experiences and emotion, and
tried to capture the magic of personal experience. In addition, poets were fascinated by the ways nature and the human
mind “mirrored” each other’s creative processes (717). Think about the poetry that we have read in the past two weeks, and
a theme that resonate with you. Write a poem that is imaginative, reflective, or personal. Some ideas to get you started may
include the following: copy the format if you wish (“To a . . .”), write a “Song of Innocence” and a “Song of Experience”,
compose a ballad that tells a story (“Rime of the Ancient Mariner”), write a reflection of a place or memory (“Lines
Composed. . . “), compose a tribute to a person (“She Walks in Beauty”) create a poem to an object (“Ode on a Grecian
Urn”),
Your poem must have the elements of poetry as follows:
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The poem should be divided into stanzas and have a recognizable form
Have a clear rhythm or rhyme pattern
Contain appropriate punctuation and capitalization: First word of each line should be capitalized. Commas and
indicate pauses, periods indicate closure of a thought or idea; semicolons indicate something in-between.
Include some challenging diction
Have a theme or central idea
Poetry Notes: (By the end of this week you should have notes on all poets covered. Each entry should be in ink (10) and include each of the following:
1. Biography notes
2. Background of the poem (in box before each poem)
3. Title (in quotes) and class notes on poems
4. Memorable line(s) (write correctly using proper punctuation, capitalization)
Romantic Era Poems covered:
“To a Mouse” and “To a Louse” (Robert Burns)
“The Tyger” and “The Lamb” (William Blake)
“The Chimney Sweeper” – both poems (William Blake)
“The World is Too Much with Us” (Wordsworth)
“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” (Wordsworth)
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (Coleridge)
“She Walks in Beauty” (Byron)
“To a Skylark” (Shelley)
“Ode on a Grecian Urn” (Keats)
Monday, April 22
Complete Coleridge poetry/ Byron
Tuesday, April 23
Poetry of Shelley and Keats
Wednesday, April 24
Complete poetry
Thursday, April 25
Complete poetry of the Romantic era
Begin presentations
Friday, April 26
Test over the Romantic Era
Poetry notes due!