Date submitted: __________
Name: ______________________
Class Period: _________________
Poetry Journal Rubric: Robert Burns, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, George Gordon Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and John Keats
The information on the authors will be assessed according to thoroughness of notes, mainly
focused on information discussed in class (all factors that influenced the author’s writing). Your
summaries will be graded on completeness. That is, your summaries should be complete
explanations of the poems. Your responses will be graded based on effort. You will be allowed
to use your notebook on your test, which will cover information discussed in class. Please see
the handout on the notebook if you need more specific information on requirements for
responses.
Robert Burns Biography
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Summary: “To A Mouse”
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Response: “To A Mouse”
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William Blake Biography
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“Blake’s Poems: Innocence to Experience”
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“The Tyger” Summary
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“The Lamb” Summary
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Response to “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”
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“Chimney Sweeper” Songs of Innocence Summary
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“Chimney Sweeper” Songs of Experience Summary
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Response to both “Chimney Sweeper” Poems
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Summary: “Poison Tree”
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Response: “Poison Tree”
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William Wordsworth Biography
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Summary: “Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known”
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Summary: “She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways”
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Summary: “A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal”
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Response: “Strange Fits,” “Untrodden Ways” and “Spirit Seal”
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge Biography
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Summary: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (Parts 1-7)
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Response: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
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Literary Terms:
Apostrophe, parallelism, literary ballad, dialect
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Lord Byron Biography
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Summary: “She Walks in Beauty”
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Response: “She Walks in Beauty”
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Percy Shelley Biography
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Summary: “Ozymandias”
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Response: “Ozymandias”
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Keats Biography
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Summary: “When I Have Fears”
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Response: “When I Have Fears”
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Total
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