Choose a Romantic poem from the nineteenth century that you intend to rewrite in a way that incorporates typically modernist qualities. Pick a romantic poem that we covered in class in unit 1 which can be found in your Journeys anthology. (poems you may choose from)
Lines Written in Early Spring
Kubla Kahn
When We Two Parted
Ode to the West Wind
La Belle Dame sans Merci; a Ballad
Ode on Melancholy

1. Copy the text of the poem here. This includes the title, the poem, and the author.

2. In a single paragraph, describe the Romantic poem that you selected. Focus on the language, style, literary elements, and themes of the work. What is the poem about? Is there a rhyme scheme? Did the author use any figurative language? If so, give some examples. Type your answer here.

3. Rewrite the Romantic poem you selected. Focus particularly on making your rewrite read like a modernist poem in terms of its language, style, literary elements, and themes.
Be sure to incorporate into your rewrite at least three of the six qualities of modernist poetry listed below.
Remember that modernist poems
Capture the cynicism and disappointment many people felt toward outdated nineteenth-century ideas.
Focus on the complexities of modern life Highlight the alienation of the individual in the modern world.
Break with past literary traditions and styles
Employ references to diverse cultures, belief systems, and histories.
Use experimental language and techniques, such as drawing a distinct line between the poet and the speaker and writing from multiple perspectives and in different voices.

4. In response of at least two paragraphs, provide an explanation of the steps you took to rewrite the Romantic poem you selected. Your explanation should point out at least three typically modernist qualities in your work with regards to to things such as language, style, literary elements, and themes.

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