PROJECT

ENGLISH POETRY
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CLASS: IX B

WORKED: SHQIPONJA METUSHI

ENGLISH POETRY

SUMMARY
Samuel

Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
Ted Hughes
Rudyard Kipling
Edmund Spenser

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel

Taylor Coleridgewas born in 21 October 1772

and died 25 July 1834, was an English poet, literary critic
and philosopher who, with his friendWilliam Wordsworth,
was a founder of theRomantic Movementin England and
a member of theLake Poets. He wrote the poemsThe
Rime of the Ancient MarinerandKubla Khan, as
well as the major prose workBiographia Literaria. His
critical work, especially onShakespeare, was highly
influential, and he helped introduceGerman
idealistphilosophy to English-speaking culture. Coleridge
coined many familiar words and phrases,
includingsuspension of disbelief. He was a major
influence onEmersonand Americantranscendentalism.

Epitaph

Stop, Christian passer-by!Stop, child of God,

And read with gentle breast. Beneath this sod
A poet lies, or that which once seemed he.
O, lift one thought in prayer for S. T. C.;
That he who many a year with toil of breath
Found death in life, may here find life in death!
Mercy for praiseto be forgiven for fame
He asked, and hoped, through Christ. Do thou
the same!

William Wordsworth
William

Wordsworth(7 April 1770 23 April 1850)

was a major EnglishRomanticpoet who, withSamuel
Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch theRomantic
AgeinEnglish literaturewith their joint
publicationLyrical Ballads(1798).
Wordsworth'smagnum opus is generally considered
to beThe Prelude, a semiautobiographical poem of
his early years that he revised and expanded a
number of times. It was posthumously titled and
published, before which it was generally known as
"the poem to Coleridge". Wordsworth was
Britain'sPoet Laureate from 1843 until his death in
1850.

She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways

She dwelt among the untrodden ways

Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!

Ted Hughes

Edward

James"Ted"Hughes,OM(17 August 1930 28

October 1998) was an English poet and children's writer. Critics
routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his
generation.Hughes was BritishPoet Laureatefrom 1984 until
his death.

Hughes

was married to American poetSylvia Plathfrom 1956

until her suicide in 1963 at age 30. His part in the relationship
became controversial to somefeministsand some American
admirers of Plath. His last poetic work , Birthday Letters
(1998), explored their complex relationship. These poems
make reference to Plath's suicide, but none addresses directly
the circumstances of her death. A poem discovered in October
2010,Last letter, describes what happened during the three
days before her death.

Light

Eased eyes open, showed leaves.

Eyes laughing and childish
Ran among flowers of leaves
And looked at light's bridge
Which led from leaf, upward, and back down to leaf.
Eyes uncertain
Tested each semblance
Light seemed to smile.
Eyes ran to the limit
To the last leaf
To the last vein of the least flower-leaf.
Light smiled,
And smiled and smiled
Eyes
Darkened
Afraid suddenly
That this was all there was to it.

Rudyard Kipling

Joseph

Rudyard Kipling(30 December 1865 18 January

1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He
wrote tales and poems ofBritish soldiersin India and stories
for children. He was born in theBombay PresidencyofBritish
India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five
years old.
Kipling's works of fiction includeThe Jungle
Book(1894),Kim(1901), and many short stories, including
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include
"Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the
Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden"
(1899), and "If" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in
the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of
children's literature; and one critic described his work as
exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift.

Tin Fish

The ships destroy us above

And ensnare us beneath.
We arise, we lie down, and we move
In the belly of Death.
The ships have a thousand eyes
To mark where we come . . .
But the mirth of a seaport dies
When our blow gets home