She became a literary celebrity, garnering praise from the likes of Wordsworth and George Eliot, but her work was also criticised for its simplicity and sentimentality.įelicia Hemans may now be a relatively neglected poet, but her popularity and influence in the middle‑ and upper‑class homes of nineteenth‑century England should not be underestimated. In fact, Hemans was an accomplished and prolific poet who wrote over twenty volumes of verse before her death at the age of forty‑two.Īfter she had given birth to five children, Hemans’s husband deserted her to live in Italy, and her writing served to help support her large family. How do you want each to sound? About Felicia Hemansįelicia Hemans’s‘ Casabianca’ took on such a vibrant life of its own after her death that, somehow, its author became almost irrelevant. When you perform the poem, think about how to handle the two voices – the voice of the narrator telling us the story, and Casabianca’s voice. Have fun being creative with it – and then use the images to help you remember the lines! Then write out the lines that go with it, or add the lines so it’s like a comic or graphic novel. To start learning this poem for a performance, try drawing each scene. What happens to Casabianca?Įach verse of this poem is like a little scene in a film. Read the poem aloud, or watch the video or listen to the audio you can find in the grey toolbar to the right of the poem. Casabianca will not leave his burning ship in the middle of a sea battle until his father, the commander of the ship, tells him he can. This poem is based on a true story from 1798. While o’er him fast, through sail and shroud,īut the noblest thing which perished there,Ĭasabianca is the name of a young boy sailor.
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