Monday, 2/9/15: Cats...and The Romantic Era

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  • Both poets show intelligence and passion, but one poet does so with the consummate skill and sensibility and artistry of the Eighteenth Century.  The other shows a kind of cracking of the code; the passion and intelligence is much more raw and direct.
  • Review the week
    • FD CWP Due Block Day (printed and submitted)
    • Quiz on Block Day
      • Notes
        • Grammar (apostrophe)
        • Terms (narration)
        • Romanticism
      • Vocabulary
      • Reading (Austen--25)
* Per. 3: Peer Edit

* The Romantic Era (1800-1850)
  • Who wrote Lyrical Ballads (a commonly cited opening publication for the Romantic Era)?
  • What was the political climate like in Europe and America during this time?
  • Describe various meanings of romantic.  What recent period in America's past might be titled romantic?  Why? 
  • How is the Romantic spirit differentiated? 
  • What is the Romantic concept of the poet? 
  • So far, do you think you would tend to favor the Eighteenth Century or the Romantic Era concept of the poet?  Why?
HW: Please read over this quotation review from a community college, and take the online quiz before your quiz on block day. 




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