Thomas Gray

Question 1&2

• Thomas Gray was a English poet. He was born Dec 26, 1716 and died July 30, 1771

Question 3

• The genre Thomas wrote was poetry he wrote several poems.

Question 4

• One of the poets Thomas wrote was “Ode On the Spring” Beside some water's rushy brink With me the Muse shall sit, and think(At ease reclin'd in rustic state)How vain the ardour of the Crowd,How low, how little are the Proud,How indigent the Great!

Question5

• Thomas was born into an unhappy home, Gray was the sole survivor of 12 children of a harsh father and a suffering mother who operated a millinery business to educate him. He was very delicate and studious sent to Eton at the age 8.

Question 6

• that motivated Gray because of the drastically affect, he started to write several poets telling events that happen in his life and to show how much he matured.

Question 7

• In His last year his peace was disrupt by his friendship with a young Swiss nobleman, Charles Victor de Bonstetten for whom he conceived a romantic devotion, the most profound emotional experience of his life.

Question 8

• Thomas Gray is generally considered the second most important poet of the 18th and also the most disappointing. Leaving readers puzzled about his poems.

Citation

• "Thomas Gray | English Poet." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016
• "Thomas Gray." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016.