Romantic poetsRomantic poets

Keats, Blake, ShelleyKeats, Blake, Shelley

John KeatsJohn Keats Died of ___________ at the age of _____.Died of ___________ at the age of _____. Apprenticed to study ___________, and Apprenticed to study ___________, and

completed his medical studies, but completed his medical studies, but decided at age 21 to become a decided at age 21 to become a ___________ instead (before he could ___________ instead (before he could become legally licensed).become legally licensed).

Only had ___________ years of writing Only had ___________ years of writing full-time to make his mark as one of full-time to make his mark as one of England’s major poets.England’s major poets.

His epitaph: “Here lies one whose His epitaph: “Here lies one whose name was writ in ___________.”name was writ in ___________.”

William BlakeWilliam Blake Most of his readers/viewers considered his Most of his readers/viewers considered his

poetry poetry ______________________, confused, or mad., confused, or mad. Provided Provided ______________________ for most of his poems. for most of his poems. ______________________ much of his poetry himself, much of his poetry himself,

using using ______________________ methods he had created. methods he had created. His poetry and art reflect his fascination His poetry and art reflect his fascination

with the with the ______________ and his struggle to find and his struggle to find answers to answers to ______________________ questions that questions that disturbed him.disturbed him.

Some of his poems cry out against the Some of his poems cry out against the ______________________ problems he saw in his world. problems he saw in his world.

Blake: Innocence & Blake: Innocence & ExperienceExperience

Published Published Songs of ISongs of I ___________ ___________ and and Songs Songs of of ______________________ together (two contrary states together (two contrary states of the human of the human ______________________).).

Innocence – a state of Innocence – a state of ______________ love and naïve love and naïve ________________ toward all toward all __________________, accompanied , accompanied by by __________________ belief in the Christian doctrine. belief in the Christian doctrine.

Experience – a profound Experience – a profound ____________________________ with with human nature and human nature and ______________________; one sees ; one sees ______________________ and and ______________________ but is unable to but is unable to imagine a way out.imagine a way out.

For Blake, the world was more easily For Blake, the world was more easily understood by the creative understood by the creative ______________________ than than by by ______________________ and and ______________________..

Mary ShelleyMary Shelley

Daughter of two celebrated Daughter of two celebrated ___________ and ___________ thinkers.___________ and ___________ thinkers.

Married the great Romantic poet, Married the great Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Wrote ___________ at age ______.Wrote ___________ at age ______. Troubled life: mother died shortly Troubled life: mother died shortly

after her birth, only ___________ of her after her birth, only ___________ of her children survived infancy, suffered a children survived infancy, suffered a __________, husband ___________ while __________, husband ___________ while sailing shortly before she turned ____.sailing shortly before she turned ____.