The Elizabethan Period (1558–1603) is known as the "Golden Period of English Literature".

• It corresponds to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

• This era saw a remarkable flourishing of English drama, poetry, and prose.

• Famous writers of this period include William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, and Ben Jonson.

• It is considered “golden” because of the exceptional quality and enduring influence of its literary works.

• The required answer is - Autobiographical epic poem

• The Prelude:

• Full title: The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet’s Mind.

• Considered an autobiographical poem by William Wordsworth.

• Written in blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).

• Composition began in 1798 and published posthumously in 1850.

• Organized into 14 sections or books.

• Explores Wordsworth’s personal growth, experiences, and reflections on nature, society, and poetry.

• William Wordsworth:

• Born April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

• Inspired by the French Revolution, which influenced his early poetry.

• Co-published Lyrical Ballads with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, marking the beginning of the English Romantic period.

• Known as the Father of the Romantic Age and often called a Lake Poet due to his association with the Lake District.

• Appointed Poet Laureate in 1843.

• Notable Works:

• Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

• Lyrical Ballads

• Michael

• Ode: Intimations of Immortality

• Peter Bell

• The Excursion

• The Prelude

• The Recluse

• The Ruined Cottage

• The Solitary Reaper

• Lucy Poems

• Titles/epithets:

• Poet of Nature

• Poet of Childhood

• Lake Poet

Adjective Phrase – Example and Explanation

• Example Sentence:
  The house on the hill is very old.

  • Underlined part: on the hill

  • Function: Adjective phrase

• Explanation:

  • Modifies the noun house by specifying which house (the one on the hill)

  • Since it modifies the subject noun, it acts as an adjective phrase

• Adjective Phrase Overview:

  • A phrase that works like an adjective in a sentence

  • Modifies Noun / Pronoun / Noun Phrase

  • Example:

    • The pond in front of our building is full of garbage.

      • in front of our building → Adjective phrase modifying pond

    • The boy playing with the toy is my brother.

• Prepositional Phrases:

  • Some adjective phrases begin with a preposition

  • Common examples: in front of, because of, according to, in spite of