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Course: Preparing for University
Reading literary material
In this video an English Literature lecturer is discussing the idea of reading literary material with its historical context in mind. This is one lecturer’s opinion. Do you agree with …
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Seminar based on the poem
Here you will be able to compare the way in which you have engaged with the questions in this lesson to the responses of other students. Do you agree with …
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Changing contexts
What happens if you try and make Wordsworth’s sonnet speak to an entirely new context; your own? Are there any aspects of your own culture or society that make the …
The contexts of the poem and of the reader
Wordsworth’s Sonnets Dedicated to Liberty (1807) was, in fact, republished at later dates and under new titles. In 1838 another edition was published and entitled Political Sonnets and another in …
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Wordsworth, the French Revolution and war with France
Here is a video which provides you with some information about the French Revolution which specifically relates to the work in this lesson.
The idea of ‘liberty’ in historical context
How does the idea of ‘too much liberty’ change if we read the poem in context? The poem was the prefatory sonnet of a collection by the Romantic poet, William …
The poem
It will help you to have a copy of this poem beside you while you work through all the steps. There is a copy of the poem below, and also …
Before you read the poem
In the next step, you will see a copy of the poem. Read it to yourself slowly and, preferably, read it aloud, as you can get the rhythm and feel …
Introduction
In this week’s lesson you will explore a poem and consider the way in which it is written, what the poem is asking you to consider and how an understanding …
How to Use a Histogram in Poetry
This video shows the solution to matching the points on the scatter graph to the columns of data. Here is another question based on graphs; How to Use a Histogram …