Monday, March 9, 2009

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was an English Romantic poet. His wife was Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein.

Associate the following works with Shelley. Short poems should be read at least once before the exam. Poems in bold should be read multiple times.

1. "Adonais: Elegy on the Death of John Keats"
-long; Spenserian stanzas; link goes to Wikipedia entry
2. "Ode to the West Wind"
-terza rima/sonnet hybrid
3. "Ozymandias"
-sonnet
4. "To a Skylark"
5. "To Wordsworth"
6. "Mont Blanc: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni"
-long ode; link goes to Wikipedia entry