UIL LITERARY CRITICISM - POETS

Who were the members of the Fireside Poets?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
John Greenleaf Whittier
James Russell Lowell
WIlliam Cullen Bryant
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

What were the Fireside Poets known for?

The Fireside Poets wrote in conventional poetic forms to present domestic themes and moral issues. They received the "Fireside" name due to families reading their books by the fire in their home.

Who were the members of the School of Donne?

Richard Crashaw
Abraham Cowley
George Herbert

What was the School of Donne known for?

The School of Donne were known for their metaphysical poets whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits.

"Metaphysical conceits"

Who were the members of the Fleshly School of Poetry?

Dante Gabriel Rossetti
William Morris
Algernon Charles Swinburne

What was the Fleshly School of Poetry known for?

The Fleshly School of Poetry were poets who were known for the realistic and sensual writing. This name was coined by the critique of Robert Buchanan.

Who were the members of the School of Night?

Sir Walter Raleigh
Christopher Marlowe
George Chapman
Matthew Roydon
Thomas Harriot

What was the School of Night known for?

The School of Night consisted of poets and scientist who met secretly to discuss forbidden knowledge during a time in which expressing interest on new scientific discoveries was frowned upon. Otherwise known as "Free-Thinkers" or "Atheists."

Who were the members of the Satanic School?

Lord Byron
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Hazlitt
Mary Shelley

What was the Satanic School known for?

The Satanic School members were known for their unorthodox views and lifestyles. Most of these poets had open marriages, cheated on their partners, and were cruel. A few however had incestuous relationships and got pregnant young.

Who were the members of the Cockney School?

William Hazlitt
Leigh Hunt
John Keats

What was the Cockney School known for?

The Cockney School was known for their poor taste in diction and rhyme. This derogatory name was coined by Blackwood Magazine.

Who were the members of the Tribe of Ben?

Richard Lovelace
Thomas Carew
Sir John Suckling
Thomas Randolph
Robert Herrick

What was the Tribe of Ben known for?

The Tribe of Ben were admirers of the Elizabethan poet Ben Jonson. As a result, they were an informal group of English lyrics poets--otherwise known as Cavalier poets who followed classical models of elegance and wrote witty lyrics in praise of wine, women, and the carefree life.

Who were the members of the Kailyard School?

Sir James Barrie
Ian Maclaren
S.R. Crockett

What was the Kailyard School known for?

The Kailyard School was known for poets whose writing was characterized by a sentimental idealization of humble village life. Its name comes form the Scottish "kail-yard"--a small cabbage patch adjacent to a cottage.

Who were the members of the Lake Poets?

William Wadsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Robert Southey

What were the Lake Poets known for?

The Lake Poets were poets who lived in the English lake.

Romantics

Romantics, or Romanticism was a form of poetry that emphasized the individual, argued radical ideas, and illuminated the truth through self-expression.