Victorian poets

Key stage

KS4; Post-16

Subject

English

Collection

Writers and poets

Format

PPT (1mb), PDF (1mb)

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Photograph of grave of Robert Browning and memorial stone of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, surrounded by other memorials in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey

Overview

Explore the historical, societal and literary influences on Victorian poetry with this short lesson. Focusing on the Brontës, the Brownings and Tennyson, you can use this resource to build upon students’ understanding of context.  

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 Emily Brontë, Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson within their context