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Romantic Characteristics
New ReviewThis video discusses elements used in Romantic poetry.
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Solitude and Intensity: the Romantic Style of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson's poetry frequently incorporates the color white, not as a symbol of purity or innocence, but as an emblem of intense emotion and passion, exemplified by her use of "white heat" as a metaphor for the soul's fervor....
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Intimate Verses: the Letters and Poetry of Emily Dickinson
In 1862, Emily Dickinson initiated a lifelong correspondence with essayist Thomas Wentworth Higginson, sending him four poems and seeking his opinion on her work. Through letters, she conducted most of her significant relationships,...
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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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Romantic or Sleazy? Andrew Marvell's To His Coy Mistress
In this reading, summary, and analysis we'll look at Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress." At nearly 400 years old, the poem remains surprisingly relevant, funny, and uncomfortable.
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The Innovative Style of Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Emily Dickinson describes the transformative power of poetry as something that can evoke profound physical sensations. She developed a distinctive style characterized by unique punctuation, particularly the use of dashes, and near...
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Drugs and Poetry: Kubla Khan
Inspiration can be cruel, and artists often feel lost without it. And when it won't show up, which will happen, creative types turn to a myriad of restorative methods: running, isolation, reading, and, most infamously, drugs. But while...
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Romantic or Depressing: Dover Beach
Reading, summary, and analysis of Matthew Arnold's 1867 poem, "Dover Beach."
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TED-Ed: Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans
Get to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. -- A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but...
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Exploring the Romantic poets in the Edexcel 'Conflict' anthology
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the wider context of Romanticism in relation to the four Romantic anthology poems. Key learning points: - The Romantic period prioritises imagination and self expression over regulation and institutional...
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Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature
Pupil outcome: I can draw interesting comparisons between two Romantic poems. Key learning points: - The poems that you choose to compare should both be linked to the focus and nuances of the question you are asked. - Focus your...
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Understanding the poem ‘Love’s Philosophy’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Pupil outcome: I can explain how ‘Love’s Philosophy’ reflects on the emotional power of love. Key learning points: - Romantic literature often deals with powerful, spiritual ideas and dramatic themes. - Shelley was a Romantic poet who...
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Understanding the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Blake presents internal conflict in this poem. Key learning points: - Taken from Blake's 'Songs of Experience', the poem helps children understand the negative world they live in. - 'A Poison Tree'...
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Themes and Symbolism in Emily Dickinson's Poems
Emily Dickinson's late poetry often reflects themes of volcanic emotions and explosive psychological states, suggesting a deeply turbulent inner life. Some speculate that Dickinson's reclusiveness and intense emotional expressions in her...
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The brain in love - Helen Fisher
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very...
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Depressing or Romantic: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
A reading, summary, and analysis of Emily Dickinson's, "Because I could not stop for Death." This video explores how Dickinson takes a creepy concept, dying, and turns it into a date set to an upbeat tune.
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Exploring Romantic poems in the 'Love and Relationships' anthology
Pupil outcome: I can explain how poets reflect the tropes of Romanticism. Key learning points: - Romanticism arose from a conflicted time for society. - Romanticism prioritised ideas of revolution, inspired by France. - Romanticism...
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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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Summer Flings! ☀️Author Confessionals | Epic Reads Exclusives
Have you ever had a crush on your best friend? A summer fling that lasted...or didn’t? Where would you want to be ‘stuck together’ with a romantic interest? Listen to some of our fabulous, hilarious YA contemporary authors, including...
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Epic Author Facts: Margo Rabb | Kissing in America
Get to know Margo Rabb, author of KISSING IN AMERICA, as she tells the story of her own romantic road trip, reveals the surprising way her books begin, and shares the secret to good writing. Follow Margo Rabb...
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My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows | Epic Reads Explains | Book Trailer
So… what is My Plain Jane? Only the most fantastic, romantic, and entirely (un)faithful Jane Eyre retelling of all time. You may think you know the story…but you probably forgot about the ghosts. And the murder. And the mayhem. Let us...
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Epic Author Facts: Ellen Oh | A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
We know Ellen Oh as one of the editors behind A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, but now find out more—including the strange supernatural gifts her family members share, how she Instagrams, and more! Start reading A Thousand Beginnings...
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Biographical Fallacy: Funeral Blues
Four Weddings and a Funeral made this poem THE funeral poem. But did Auden actually want it to be sad? And does that actually matter? We'll explore that question in our reading, summary, and analysis of W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues."
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How Do We Perceive a Poem?
What is Poetry? We explore one kind of definition by looking at the etymology of 'poem' and its connection to emotion, William Blake and the Romantics, and the philosophy and science of perception. For the more technical definition of...
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