Welcome to ENGL 2210, World Literature II

Romantic Lyrics Essay Topics

Read the essay writing instructions before you write your essay. Select ONE topic.
  1. Compare and contrast the experience of nature and death in any two or more of these poets: Shelley, Heine, Pushkin, Lermontov.
  2. Select Rousseau's "Confession", or at least two poems from the one's assigned for the class and discuss how they connect nature to human feelings. Support your ideas with examples from the texts.
  3. Select at least two poems that deal with dejection or melancholy and discuss the attitude of the romantic character toward these feelings.

Your essay should be no less than 350 words, and no more than 400 words. Indicate the number of words at the bottom of the essay.