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Cabrera John Keats Born: 31 October 1795 Moorgate, London, England Died: 23 February 1821 (aged 25) Rome, Italy Occupation: Poet Alma mater: King's College London Literary movement: Romanticism John Keats His life John Keats (31 October 1795 23 February 1821) John Keats was born in 17 95 at 85 Moorgate in London, England. He was an English poet who became one of t he key poets of the English Romantic movement during the early nineteenth centur y. During his very short life, his work received constant critical attacks from periodicals of the day, but his influence on poets such as Alfred Tennyson has b een immense. Elaborate word choice and sensual imagery characterize Keats's poetry, including a series of odes that were his masterpieces and which remain among the most pop ular poems in English literature. Keats's letters, which expound on his aestheti c theory of "negative capability , are among the most celebrated by any write r. Last minutes B y 1820, Keats began showing serious signs of tuberculosis, the di sease that had plagued his family. He moved to Italy with his friend Joseph Seve rn. Keats moved into a house, which is now a museum that is dedicated to his lif e and work. He died in 1821 and was buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome. His last request was to be buried under a tombstone reading, "Here lies One Wh ose Name was writ in Water." His name was not to appear on the stone. Biography Born: 31 October 1795) London, England Died: 23 February 1821 (aged 25 ) Rome, Papal States Occupation: Poet Literary movement: Romantic Samuel Taylor Coleridge Born: 21 October 1772 Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England Died: 25 July 1834 (aged 61) Highgate, England Occupation Poet, critic, philosopher Alma mater: Jesus College, Cambridge Literary movement: Romanticism Notable work(s): The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, The Great E agle Spouse(s): Sarah Fricker Children: Sara Coleridge, Berkeley Coleridge, Derwent Coleridge, Hartley C oleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 Brief Biography 1772 born the son of a Devonshire clergyman. 1791-94 went to C ambridge intelligent and dreamy child Thoroughly bored Studies suffered Left wit hout attaining a degree Met Robert Southey (future Poet Laureate) at Oxford Beca me fast friends Started hatching schemes: Starting a commune in Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna Married a pair of sisters 1796, given money by the Wedgwood brot hers could concentrate on his literary career. 1797 Met Wordsworth produced his best work. Biography - Continued Went off to Germany: accompanied by William's sister, Dor othy, Gottingen: Coleridge studied philosophy Mastered the German language Willi am and Dorothy lacked Coleridge's knowledge of German miserable during their sta y. Lake District northern England Wordsworth's were ecstatic to return to their

home region, Coleridge found himself adversely affected by the damp climate. He turned to opium (laudanum, to be precise) to alleviate his ills became addicted. Wandering phase brought on by: Bad health growing addiction to opium search of relief. 1813 finally turns to a doctor attempt to control his worsening addictio n. 1834 dies A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story by following a similar structure a s that for a short story or novel. The poem has a beginning, middle, as well as an end and can take the form of rhyming couplets, the direction of prose poetry as long as rhyme scheme is flexible. - Is a poem that tells a story, the poems may be short or long? It s usually no dr amatic, with objective verse and regular rhyme scheme and meter.