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English 2

Builds on:English 1

Literature and Film

Here, you will find a selection of literature and film. There is poetry, short stories, excerpts from longer works, speeches, essays, documentaries, short films, and feature films.
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Poetry

Here you will find a collection of poems to study and to enjoy. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen based on their beauty and/or how they sound. The words are carefully arranged, and a poem usually has a clear rhythm. Poetry is one of the oldest forms of literature.
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Classic Poetry

Some poems stand the test of time and are still considered great decades or centuries after they were first written. Here, you will find poems by William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and many others.
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