English Verse: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822)

Challenge your class with these essay questions based on Percy Bysshe Shelley's poetry. This resource includes 3-8 short answer and essay questions for each of 9 different poems by Shelley. Pick and choose the poems you would like to...

Biography of English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, including personal background and history as a writer.

This site provides a biography of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It contains quotes from some of his most famous works.

This site from the University of Toronto has links to 39 poems written by Percy Shelley, with line-by-line notes for each work. A section of biographical information is provided.

Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Shelley is also provided.

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, works, and teacher resources.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Audio performances of select poems-"Ozymandias," "Love's Philosophy," and "The Mask of Anarchy"-by British poet Percy Shelley. With transcripts of the poems read, biographical notes about the writer's life and career, literary analysis...

The personal life and writing career of Percy Bysshe Shelly is chronicled in this encyclopedia article. Content includes information on his childhood, his marriage to Mary Shelley, his writings, and his tragic death.

Students complete reading and vocabulary activities for Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias." For this literary analysis lesson, students review vocabulary and related definitions for the text. Students read the poem and discuss the meaning.