To a Mouse   I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion, Has broken Nature’s social union, And justifies that ill opinion,

Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,

And fellow mortal! ROBERT BURNS

WARM UP: Read this poem, “To a Mouse”. Read it twice! What is Burns trying to say with this poem? How does this reflect Romantic themes that we’ve talked about?

A Red, Red Rose !

O my Luve's like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve's like the melodie That’s sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a’ the seas gang dry:

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:

I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only Luve

And fare thee well, a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.

Robert Burns

“Apostrophe to the Ocean”

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more, From these our interviews, in which I steal From all I may be, or have been before, To mingle with the Universe, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet cannot all conceal.

-Lord Byron

George Gordon, Lord

Byron (1788-1824)

Fame spread

throughout Europe

Task: Pick two quotes from this poem that illustrates the Romantic style. (Remember the 5 “I”s? ) Write each quote and explain why you picked that quote.

Read the poem and How many literary

devices can you find?:

Key: Simile: comparing two things, using like or as. 'He soared like an eagle' Metaphor: An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common. 'He is an eagle in flight' Personification: Giving human qualities to something.

William Blake •  William Blake

(November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.

•  Fascinated with biblical themes, especially with the creation

 

William Blake

His poetry also reflected the creation themes in nature

The Lamb by William Blake Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Little Lamb, I'll tell thee, Little Lamb, I'll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb. He is meek, and he is mild; He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb. We are called by his name. Little Lamb, God bless thee! Little Lamb, God bless thee!

THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience) By William Blake Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire? And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? 1794