Romantic Wheeling Project: Ozymandias Rebuttal Noah Ilovar February 21, 2017 The Romantic Wheeling Project is a multi-genre place-based learning project where 12th grade Honors English students at Wheeling Park High School used themes of British Romanticism like Natural over Artificial, Emotion over Reason, and the Quest for Forbidden Knowledge to explore their emotional connection with The Friendly City that raised them. Students were to choose one landmark, neighborhood, or place in Wheeling to inspire their open form creative writing. The student wrote short stories, poems, songs, and played with other genres to express their connections and views of Wheeling through a Romantic lens. I met a native from this nearby land Who said: Rafts of steel suspended by cables Dangle freely to the water, nearby Sits pieces of twisted metal and broken dreams. The grim scene, displaced cables with shattered Beams lie buried in the water. What still survives, written on these broken things Reads the stamp that shows the dream: “Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the first And largest of its kind. Here to stay For the rest of time” Though it lays, broken and affray She will return without delay For she is a marvel, of public display No matter the cost, she will return For she is the dream of the natives. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.