Dark Romantics
They believe in all the romantic
tenets, but they see a darker side
to the world and human nature
Pg 148
What they explore:
–Conflict between good and evil
–Psychological effects of guilt and sin
–Madness in the human psyche
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Edgar A. Poe
• Herman Melville (Moby Dick)
As you watch the
film, make a list of
the darker aspects
of each individual
that are exposed
both in their past
and present lives.
“Dr. Heidegger’s
Experiment”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dr.
Heidegger
http://www.britannica.
com/EBchecked/medi
a/138928/Dr
21 minutes
Colonel
Killigrew
Mr.
Medbourne
Mr.
Gascoigne
Widow
Wycherly
Walt Whitman
1819-1892
The voice of the new nation that
spoke to the world.
Leaves of Grass
36 editions
1855 - too boldly new
1891 - “deathbed” edition
A spiritual autobiography that tells
the story of an enchanted observer
who says who he is and claims what
he loves
Depicts the journey the speaker
takes to become a poet
Modified standard diction and
abandoned tradition rhyme
schemes and formal meters
for free verse
Includes simple speech and the
grand design of an epic
“I Hear America Singing” pg. 311
• Celebrates the tremendous variety and
individuality of American life
• Celebrates American enterprise
Catalog: list of thinks, people, or events (the
rhythm is created by the repetition of certain
sentence patterns)
from “Song of Myself” pg. 319
• #52: the poet’s farewell to the reader
Romantic Poem
Write a 2 stanza (at least 4 lines in a stanza)
romantic poem applying at least 2 of the 5 I’s of
romanticism. The poem can use a rhyme
scheme or be free verse.
Also include at least one example of alliteration
and personification
Label the alliteration & personification and at the
end of the poem write the I’s that you used.
Extra credit if you use a catalog like Whitman