The Big Question
In the introduction we asked you the 'big' question: "Are you a Romantic?"
In this webquest we are going to find out, but first we'd like you to ponder this question off the top of your head. So, open a new word document on your computer, take a minute to think and write a short paragraph answering this question (1/2 A4). Don't forget to explain why you think you are a Romantic or not.
In this webquest we are going to find out, but first we'd like you to ponder this question off the top of your head. So, open a new word document on your computer, take a minute to think and write a short paragraph answering this question (1/2 A4). Don't forget to explain why you think you are a Romantic or not.
Task 1:
Write a short paragraph answering these questions:
Write a short paragraph answering these questions:
- What is a Romantic?
- Are you a Romantic?
- What do you know about the Romantic Period?
I wandered lonely as a cloud
First, read the poem on your own. Take your time. Write down what your first impression is. This can be a short line.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed - and gazed - but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. |
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Task 2:
What is your first impression?
Now, read the poem again and at the same time listen to this recording.
Task 2a:
Answer the following questions:
Task 3:
Visualize this poem and its mood by making a drawing.
What is your first impression?
Now, read the poem again and at the same time listen to this recording.
Task 2a:
Answer the following questions:
- Has this recording strengthened or changed your first impression?
- Write down words to describe the atmosphere in this poem.
- Indicate which words or phrases evoke these feelings/images.
Task 3:
Visualize this poem and its mood by making a drawing.