Romantic Poets and Their Works

William Wordsworth is widely regarded as the founder of the Romantic movement in English literature, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth is also known as "Daffodils".

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is known for his poem "Kubla Khan", which was inspired by a dream.

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" is a sonnet that reflects on the transience of power and the futility of human ambition.

John Keats is known for his poem "Ode to a Nightingale", which celebrates the beauty and transience of life.

Lyrical Ballads, published in 1798, is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge that is considered to mark the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature.

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem "Adonais" as a tribute to his friend John Keats, who died at a young age.

John Keats' poem "Bright Star" is a sonnet that expresses his longing for immortality and his love for his muse.

William Wordsworth's poem "The Prelude" is a long autobiographical poem that reflects on his life and his journey as a poet.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a ballad that tells the story of a sailor who is cursed after he kills an albatross.

John Keats' poem "Endymion" is a long narrative poem that tells the story of the love between the shepherd Endymion and the moon goddess Cynthia.

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" celebrates the power of love and beauty to inspire and elevate the human spirit.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Christabel" is a ballad that tells the story of a young woman who is bewitched by a vampire.

William Wordsworth's poem "The World Is Too Much with Us" laments the loss of connection with nature and the overemphasis on materialism in modern society.

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" celebrates the power of the wind as a symbol of change and renewal.