Objectives
At the completion of this unit, students will be able to identify the main characteristics of the Romantic Age; consider how imaginative literature reflects social and historical values of a given time period; understand how poets use language to give both meaning and pleasure to readers; recognize how illustrations help make text more meaningful; learn to perform close readings and analysis of imaginative literature that broadens their understanding of the world around them; understand how the use of poetic devices leads the reader to understand an author's purpose; develop skills as both reader and writer that reflect careful consideration of a piece of poetry; and explore how poetry reflects the human condition and is a form of communication that transcends the ages.
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