1. An introduction to Romantic lyrical poetry

2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: (1772-1834) Grew up in Devonshire Known as one of the founding authors of Romantic poetry Close friends with Wordsworth Suffered from rheumatic pains, ended up addicted to opium; ended up needing to seek treatment of a doctor Died in London in July, 1834, recognized as a literary master

3. Romantic poetry Emerged in the mid to late 18 th century as a reaction against Enlightenment thinking Romantics favor the natural and personal, but still value structure, meter “The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” – Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads (1789) Coleridge and Wordsworth’s text considered to be the first major work of the Romantic school The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of the last poems in the text

4. Lyrical poetry Poetry which expresses personal or emotional feelings Dates from the classical world (Aristotle, Poetics) as a form of poetry usually accompanied by a lyre All forms of lyric poetry are connected by a metrical repetition for more than one stanza In modern poetry, most common form is sonnet; form also includes ballads, villanelles, odes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a ballad (tells a story) and is written in alternating iambic tetrameter (four feet per line) and iambic trimeter (three feet)

5. What to look for in TROTAM Descriptions of characters, settings Changes in characters, settings Animals Interactions with other characters Role of the spiritual world Colors

6. SOAPStone: A guide for poetry S = speaker (the voice who tells the story) O = occasion (time and place; what prompted writing) A = audience (group of readers to whom piece is directed) P = purpose (Reason behind the text) S = subject (topic) Tone = attitude of the author