British poetry is the field of British literature encompassing poetry from anywhere in the British world (whether of the British Isles, the British Empire, or the United Kingdom). The term is rarely used, as almost all such poets are clearly identified with one of the various nations or regions within those areas.
Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include:
• English poetry
• Irish poetry from Northern Ireland
• Scottish poetry
• Welsh poetry
• Jèrriais poetry
• Guernésiais poetry
• Manx poetry
• Cornish poetry
In this chapter there are going to be three poems – Sonnet 18 from William Shakespeare, A Solitary Reaper from William Wordsworth and My Last Duchess from Robert Browning.
All of these three distinguished poets are the typical representatives of British Poetry during the English Renaissance, the Age of Romanticism and the Victorian Age respectively.
Through textual analysis and learning, the students should
1. Get the theme of the poems.
2. Comprehend the social significance of the poems.
3. Acquire relevant rhetorical devices used in the poems.
Every poem will be introduced and analyzed from six parts, which are
1. Information of the poets;
2. History Background;
3. Reading Guide;
4. Poems;
5. Notes;
6. Translation.