Unseen Poetry Context Flashcards

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When was the Renaissance Era?

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16th - 17th Century

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Features of Renaissance Poetry

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Many written in iambs
Themes from classical mythology

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16th/17th Century Context

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With consolidation of Elizabeth’s gov a genuine court sympathetic to poetry & arts emerged - emergence of poetry & arts = encouraged & often set in idealised courtly world

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When was metaphysical poetry common?

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17th Century

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Features of Metaphysical Poetry

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Impatience
Conventional forms of expression
Adoption of startling innovations
Unexpected/ unusual metaphors
Tendencies to write on deep philosophical issues

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Carpe Diem Poetry

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17th century
Preoccupied with the passage of time & unpredictability if death

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When were cavalier poets?

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17th century

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Who were the cavalier poets?

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A group of royalist poets who wrote poetry which portrayed life in the court of Charles I

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Cavalier Poet traits/ context

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Distrust the over earnest & too intense
Accept ideal of Renaissance gentleman who is lover, soldier, wit, man of affairs, musician,
But abandon the idea of him being a pattern of Christian Chivalry

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Features of Cavalier Poetry

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Written for entertainment at court
Focused around idea of Carpe Diem / pleasures of the moment

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When was the Restoration Era?

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1660-1688

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Restoration Era Context

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Restoration of the monarchy = 1660 & the accession of C2 signalled an explosion in debauchery & high living especially at court

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Restoration Era Poet

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John Milton - wrote at this time of religious flux & political upheaval, seen as last major poet of English Renaissance but major poems in Restoration e.g., Paradise lost

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Features of Restoration Era Poetry

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Satirical verse became popular

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Sentimentalism

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Late 18th century movement, new emphasis on sentiment & feelings of poet, became fashionable to feel deeply

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When was the Romantic Movement

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Late 18th century - early 19th century

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Features of Romantic Poetry

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Emphasis on emotional & imaginative spontaneity
NBance of self expression & induvidual feeling
Religious exposure to nature
Capacity for wonder
Reverence for childhood innocence
Interest & concern for the outcasts e.g., tramps/ beggars/ obsessive charas / the poor

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Romantic Poets

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The poet was seen as a visionary figure w/ NB role to play as prophet in both religious & political terms
Began to attempt to use “language of the common man”

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When was the Victorian Era?

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1830-1901 / 19th century

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Features of Victorian / 19th Century Poetry

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Lyric poetry, mixture of escapist style & m realistic love & style
Identified emotions of isolation, despair & pessimism
Idealised view of nature
Religious scepticism & devotional mystical faith
Using sensory elements to describe abstract ideas

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Victorian Poets

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Struggled with a loss of faith but still a high sense of morality
Enthralled with classical and medieval literature loved heroic stories & courtly attitudes
Writing tried to encourage more noble actions / attitudes

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Late 19th Century

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Fin de siecle - period of degradation but also hope for new beginning
Feelings of ennui cynicism & pessimism & a widespread belief that civilisation leads to decadence

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Ennui

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Feeling of listlessness & dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation / excitement

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Techniques of 20th century poetry

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Open poetic form/free verse
Discontinuous narrative
Intertextuality
Borrowing from other cultures & languages
Enjambement
Unconventional metaphors
Fragmentation
Colloquial idiom
Irony

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Features of 20th Century Poetry
Experimentation, innovation Freedom themes Realism including topics of prostitution, war, slum-dwellers, complexity & psychological profanity
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20th Century Context
2 wars & danger of a 3rd - cast gloomy shadow on poetry Known as “Age of Anxiety” In spite of material prosperity, tension & anxiety = inseparable from modern living Combined with decline in religiosity - disillusionment in poetry
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When was Modernism?
1901-1945
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Features of modernist poetry
Questioning the past Experimenting with new forms Fragmentation of human experience New perspectives on the world
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The Imagists (strand of modernism)
Wanted to refine the language of poetry to make it a vehicle for the exact description & evocation of mood - experimented with free / irregular verse & made the image their principal instrument