Clarifications:
Sample poets for this benchmark include:- Emily Dickinson
- Langston Hughes
- Robert Frost
- Phillis Wheatley
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Countee Cullen
- Robert Burns
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
Clarification 1: A poet’s historical context is the period in which the writing occurred, not when it was discovered or became resurgent.Clarification 2: Evaluation of a poet in context may include similarity to or differences from the work of contemporaries and the literary period, critical reception at the time, and scope of work. Clarification 3: For more information, see Literary Periods. |
