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Romantic Movement
This video discusses the influences and philosophies of the American Romantic movement, using examples from poetry of the time.
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English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - Values Approach to Essays (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Are you ready to take your analysis to the next level? Join us for a stimulating lesson on the values approach to essay writing. If you are studying advanced English literature, or would just like to go beyond themes in your essays, this...
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Ribera, Martyrdom of Saint Philip
Jusepe (José) de Ribera, The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, 1639, oil on canvas, 92 x 92 in. (234 x 234 cm), (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker The English Romantic poet, Lord Byron, wrote that...
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Transiance: Ode on a Grecian Urn
The Romantic poet John Keats wrote "Ode on a Grecian Urn" less than two years before his death from tuberculous. Though an ekphrasis (a piece of art about a piece of art), the poem's final message goes beyond the titular urn to explore...
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In The Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carol - Christina Rossetti - Singalong Song Lyrics
"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on...
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Caterpillar by Christina Rossetti - A Children's Poem
Caterpillar is a children's poem by the poet Christina Rossetti. This rhyme is the perfect way to teach young children about the life cycle of the caterpillar and butterfly. The type of caterpillar that is dark brown and furry as seen...
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A Bird Song by Christina Rossetti (Children’s Poem)
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. A Bird Song It’s a year almost that I have not seen her: Oh, last summer green things...
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Boats Sail On The Rivers / The Rainbow by Christina Rossetti (Children’s Poem)
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. The poem ‘Boats Sail On The Rivers’ also known as 'The Rainbow' is from her...
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Hurt No Living Thing by Christina Rossetti (Children’s Poem)
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. Hurt No Living Thing by Christina Rossetti Hurt no living thing, Ladybird, nor...
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Who Has Seen The Wind by Christina Rossetti
Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti Who Has Seen the Wind? Christina Rossetti, 1830 - 1894 Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you. But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither...
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Mix A Pancake - by Christina Rossetti - A Children’s Poem for Pancake Day
Mix A Pancake by Christina Rossetti Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in the pan; Fry the pancake, Toss the pancake, Catch it if you can. From Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book (1893) Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29...
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What Is Pink by Christina Rossetti (Children's Poem about Colours)
What is Pink is a lovey poem by Christina Rossetti about colour. Introducing children to the beautiful colours of the natural world and the beauty of nature. What is pink? a rose is pink By the fountain's brink. What is red? a poppy's...