The Romantic Period

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

From which time period is the sonnet?

1. Renaissance
2. Old English
3. Middle Ages
4. Romantic

Voor het SE

Per tijdsperiode kan je beantwoorden:

1. Wat waren de belangrijke ontwikkelingen politiek, religieus en/of cultureel? + (Welke personen waren belangrijk)

2. Hoe herken je de literatuur uit deze periode? Wat zijn de kenmerken van deze literatuur?

3. Kan je schrijvers en verhalen noemen uit deze periode? Weet je waar deze verhalen/gedichten over gaan?

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" (p.18)

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

How can you recognize this poem as typically Romantic?

Individual Task (5 - 10 mins)

Get your timeline/time period summaries. Add the romantic period to it and write down the important details

After the time is up we will wrap up with some questions

When did the Romantic period take place?

1. 1750-1850
2. 1789-1832
3. 1830-1900
4. 1066 - 1502

What historic development did the Romantic Period respond to?

1. Industrial Revolution
2. Enlightenment
3. Book printing being invented
4. Seperation church and state

Who was a part of the first generation of Romantic Poets?

1. Wordsworth
2. Lord Byron
3. Keats
4. Percy Shelley

What is NOT a feature of Romantic poetry?

1. the supernatural
2. A connection between nature and humans
3. end-rhyme
4. Fourteen lines per poem

Homework + Next class

Next class: practice listening test online. For this Friday, only students in the Magister agenda have to make the test. The team meeting is only for help getting to the site.

Homework: Read p. 16 - 19 of the literature reader. Add important information to your timeline/summary.