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Poets

Poets. 9 th grade English Lindsay McMenamin. Click to Continue. Click on the poet/name to learn more about them!. Emily Dickinson. Edgar Allan Poe. Langston Hughes. Robert Frost. Walt Whitman. Sylvia Plath. William Wordsworth. John Keats. Review Question. Emily Dickinson.

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Poets

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  1. Poets 9th grade English Lindsay McMenamin Click to Continue

  2. Click on the poet/name to learn more about them! Emily Dickinson Edgar Allan Poe Langston Hughes Robert Frost Walt Whitman Sylvia Plath William Wordsworth John Keats Review Question

  3. Emily Dickinson • Born December 10, 1830 and died • May 15, 1886 • American Poet • Poetry reflects loneliness • Popular poems include: “Because I • Could Not Stop For Death” Back to Main Menu

  4. Edgar Allan Poe • Born January 19, 1809 and died • October 7, 1849 • American Poet • Orphaned young • Popular poems include: “The Raven” Back to Main Menu

  5. Robert Frost • Born March 26, 1874 and died • January 29, 1963 • American Poet • Published first poem in his High • School’s magazine • Popular poems include: “The Road Not Taken” Back to Main Menu

  6. John Keats • Born October 31, 1795 and died February 23, 1821 • British Poet • Reputation grew after death • Popular poems include: “Bright Star” Back to Main Menu

  7. Walt Whitman • Born May 31, 1819 and died March 26,1892 • American Poet • Worked as a teacher, journalist, and government clerk • Popular poems include: “Song of Myself” Back to Main Menu

  8. William Wordsworth • Born April 7, 1770 and died April 23, 1850 • British Poet • Enjoyed nature/poetry reflects this • Popular poems include: “Resolution and Independence” Back to Main Menu

  9. Langston Hughes • Born February 1, 1902 and died May 22, 1967 • American poet • Known for jazz poetry • Popular poems include: “The Weary Blues” Back to Main Menu

  10. Sylvia Plath • Born October 27, 1932 and died February 11, 1963 • American Poet • Struggle with depression • Popular poems include: “Winter Trees” Back to Main Menu

  11. Review Question Which poet loved nature and is shown through his/her poetry? • Langston Hughes • Sylvia Plath • William Wordsworth

  12. That is Correct!!! Great work! William Wordsworth felt like he could learn through nature, and many of his poems were based on this idea. Click to Continue

  13. Langston Hughes is known for jazz poetry, and doesn’t have a particular interest in nature. Go back and try again! Back to Question

  14. Sylvia Plath didn’t have a particular interest in nature, and focused on women’s place in American Culture. Go back and try again! Back to Question

  15. Congratulations! You have completed this lesson on poets! Please click on the image below to return to the title slide for the next student:

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