Dark RomanticsThey believe in all the romantic
tenets, but they see a darker side to the world and human nature
Pg 148
What they explore:
– Conflict between good and evil
– Psychological effects of guilt and sin
– Madness in the human psyche
• Nathaniel Hawthorne• Edgar A. Poe• Herman Melville (Moby Dick)
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”by Nathaniel Hawthorne
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/138928/Dr 21 minutes
As you watch the film, make a list of the darker aspects of each individual that are exposed both in their past and present lives.
Dr. Heidegger
Colonel Killigrew
Mr. Medbourne
Mr. Gascoigne
Widow Wycherly
Walt Whitman1819-1892
The voice of the new nation that spoke to the world.
Leaves of Grass36 editions1855 - too boldly new1891 - “deathbed” editionModified standard diction and
abandoned tradition rhyme schemes and formal meters for free verse
Includes simple speech and the grand design of an epic
A spiritual autobiography that tells the story of an enchanted observer who says who he is and claims what he loves
Depicts the journey the speaker takes to become a poet
“I Hear America Singing” pg. 311
• Celebrates the tremendous variety and individuality of American life
• Celebrates American enterprise
Catalog: list of thinks, people, or events (the rhythm is created by the repetition of certain sentence patterns)
from “Song of Myself” pg. 319
• #52: the poet’s farewell to the reader
Romantic Poem Write a 2 stanza (at least 4 lines in a stanza)
romantic poem applying at least 2 of the 5 I’s of romanticism. The poem can use a rhyme scheme or be free verse.
Also include at least one example of alliteration and personification
Label the alliteration & personification and at the end of the poem write the I’s that you used.
Extra credit if you use a catalog like Whitman
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