Romanticism and the Individual · 1800 to 1860
Poetic Innovation and Form
Comparing the styles of Whitman and Dickinson to see how they revolutionized American poetry.
Key Questions
- 1How does the choice of free verse versus traditional meter impact the poem's meaning?
- 2What can a poet accomplish through unconventional punctuation and capitalization?
- 3How does poetry capture the collective voice of a nation?
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Romanticism and the Individual
Period: 1800 to 1860
Suggested Methodologies
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