Romantic poets

Key stage

KS4; Post-16

Subject

English

Collection

Writers and poets

Format

PPT (890kb), PDF (890kb)

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Close-up photograph of the head of William Wordsworth memorial statue within Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey

Overview

With a focus on Blake, Wordsworth and Byron, delve into the historical, social and literary connections of Romantic poetry. This short lesson will help students understand the links between poetry and the context in which they were written.  

Learning objectives

  • Develop contextual understanding of the historical, societal and literary realities of this period in order to enhance analysis of poetry 
  • Explore an extract by William Blake, William Wordsworth and Lord Byron within their context