5V Romantic poetry

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Romantic/Victorian poetry

William Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Lines Written in Early Spring - William Wordsworth

Q 1 - What kind of person is the speaker? Describe his character.

Q 2 - Pinpoint what worries the speaker? Explain how this is typical for the Romantic age.

Q 3 How is nature described in stanzas 3, 4 and 5?

The Cry of the Children - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Q 1. How does the poem capture the immorality of exploiting children as workers?

There are two meanings of the word crying, which two?

1. The literal tears of the children weeping
2. The literal crying of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
3. The crying serves as a form of protest
4. The crying of both parents and children