I can never get people to understand that poetry is the expression of excited passion, and that there is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
Lord Byron, in a letter to Thomas Moore, 5 July 1821.
Poetry Project:
In groups or pairs you will make a video or a powerpoint presentation for a Romantism poetry recital. You must include:
- The lines of the poem.
- Images for every line of the poem related to the meaning or images of the poets. Use these links:
- Romanticsm poetry: http://www.textetc.com/traditional/romanticism.html
- Lord Byron poems: http://englishhistory.net/byron/poetry.html
- Keats poems: http://englishhistory.net/keats.html
- Lord Byron poems in Spanish: www.dim.uchile.cl/~anmoreir/escritos/byron.html
- Classical music (Albeniz, Bizet, Chopin):
- Music of the Romantic period: http://innig.net/music/inthehands/category/recordings/chopin/?paged=2
- Images: www.flickr.com
- You can include the recordings of the poem. Download a mp3 podcast from the Internet or record your own voice.
- MP3 files: http://www.podcastdirectory.com/
Use your imagination and creativity!
