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Poets' Corner: John Donne's Holy Sonnets

For Students 9th - 10th
There are nineteen of John Donne's sonnets at this page. There is no commentary or other explanatory information.
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George Mason Univ./chronology of Ann Finch's Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief chronology of Ann Finch's life along with quotes, comments, and excerpts from the poetry she was writing at each stage of her life.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Works of Lit

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the Romantic poetry of Blake, Shelley, and Keats to the Victorian novels of Dickens, Eliot, and the Bronte sisters, and beyond to fin de siecle works by Wilde, explore 55 of the most famous works of literature from 1780-1901.
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Poems for the People: The Retreat by Henry Vaughan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text of "The Retreat" by Henry Vaughan in its entirety.
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British Library

British Library: John Keats (1795 1821)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical note about John Keats, with links to information about several of his most famous poems ("Hyperion" and "Ode to a Nightingale," among them).
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University of Maryland

Romantic Circles Praxis Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this informative site that serves as a host of the primary anthologies available in the field of Romantic literature. This comprehensive site will help you develop more knowledge of British Romantic authors and their works.
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: A Beowulf Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The test can serve as a model for your own assessment of your students' understanding of the Old English epic poem.
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to five of Robert Browning's most famous works including "Dramatic Lyrics," "Dramatic Romances," "An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry," "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," and "The Ring and the Book."
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to five of Browning's most famous works including "Aurora Leigh," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Selected Poems," "Sonnets From the Portuguese," and "Translations from the Greek Christian Poets."
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Grave of Love

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the poem "Grave of Love" by Thomas Love Peacock.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: John Milton

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This John Milton resource provides links to lesson plans, full-texts of Paradise Lost and other poems, teaching ideas, and biographical information.
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of two of Emily Bronte works, "Poems by Currier, Ellis, and Acton Bell," and "Wuthering Heights."
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Beowulf Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These teaching notes for Beowulf provide a model for your own lesson plan and as a basic resource to study Beowulf. These notes can help you remember the pertinent points of Anglo-Saxon epic poem and help to deepen your understanding.
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W. W. Norton

Norton Anthology: Twentieth Century Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of Twentieth Century British literature through this informative site. Find out how and why Georgian and Modernism movements developed. Includes a quiz.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author William Blake including a biography and the full text of Songs of Innocence and Experience, a poetry collection divided into two sections: poems about innocence and poems about experience.
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Emory University

Emory University: Wilfred Owen (1893 1918)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers only a brief biography and a photo of Owen. What makes the site worthwhile is the number of full texts of Owen's poetry (e.g., "Strange Meeting" and "Futility")and an audio excerpt of a letter that Owen wrote to a friend.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Browning's "My Last Duchess" and Dramatic Monologue

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Reading Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess," students will explore the use of dramatic monologue as a poetic form, where the speaker often reveals far more than intended. The students will later write their own dramatic monologue...
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University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide Library: Lady Clare

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Adelaide Library provides a fully illustrated version of Tennyson's poem, "Lady Clare."
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Works of John Keats

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to many of Keats' poems.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Carroll's English fiction poetry, "The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits." Also available are original photos of the cover and title page.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "The Twa Corbies"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the anonymous 17th century Scottish poem "The Twa Corbies."
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Oxford Book of English Verse: "She Walks in Beauty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of Byron's famous poem, "She walks in Beauty."
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Charlotte Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of five works done by Charlotte Bronte including "Jane Eyre", selected poems, "Shirley" and more.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of John Donne: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning

For Students 9th - 10th
Luminarium: Works of John Donne: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning in is the text of one of John Donne's most famous poems which uses metaphors and comparisons to explain the separation of two lovers.

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