Regency Era poetry (early 19th century, roughly 1811-1820) bridges the formal Augustan style and the burgeoning Romanticism, with poets like Lord Byron capturing the fashionable skepticism and dramatic flair of the time; A poet could use the strict form of the heroic couplet, popular in the preceding era but still in use during the Regency Era, to satirize the elaborate social rituals and gossip of London society; Lord Byron's narrative poems, like Don Juan, embody the cynical wit, exotic settings, and charismatic protagonists that epitomized the Romantic hero and the fashionable aesthetic of the Regency Era; A poem might describe a lavish ball in detail, using formal, high-society language but subtly undercutting it with cynical observations about social maneuvering, a common theme in Regency Era literature; The era saw a rise in female poets like Felicia Hemans, whose work, though often sentimental, engaged with themes of patriotism and domesticity relevant to the conservative undertones of the Regency Era; An epistolary poem (a poem written as a letter) discussing a scandalous elopement would perfectly capture the dramatic and gossipy atmosphere of the Regency Era.