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Born into a middle-class family who lived in London.
Who is William Blake.
The themes of the Romantic Period celebrated these things.
What is emotion over reason.
What is ordinary people over aristocrats.
What is rural over urban.
"Burnt the fire of thine eyes" is an example of this poetic device.
What is a metaphor comparing eyes to something evil.
A poem or song written as a lament for a deceased person.
What is an elegy.
One of William Blake's most famous works.
What is "Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience."
His mother and fellow poet Richard West were the people who were most dear to him.
Who is Thomas Gray.
A period of time when artists, philosophers, and writers rebelled against rational thought and order.
What is the Romantic Era.
"And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river." is an example of this.
What is personification.
An arrangement of a certain number of lines arranged together in a reccuring pattern.
What is a stanza.
This poem was the result of a dream.
What is "Kula Khan".
The Father of the Romantic Era.
Who is William Wordsworth.
Name a few Romantic poets.
Who are Blake and Wordsworth.
"Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say" is an example of this.
What is alliteration.
Four lines in a poem is called this.
What is a quatrain.
This poem criticizes the British people for running after material things and becoming spiritually corrupt.
What is "The World is Too Much with Us".
He became good friends with William Wordsworth.
Who is Coleridge.
Name the main historical event that took place during the Romantic Era.
What is the French Revolution.
The language spoken by the ordinary people of a region.
What is vernacular.
Why would a person use TWIST when reading a poem? What does it stand for?
What is to analyze a poem. What is Tone, Word Choice, Images, Style, and Theme.
In this poem, the poet believes that death is a leveling force.
What is "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard"by Thomas Gray.
They collaborated to write "Lyrical Ballads".
Who are Wordsworth and Coleridge.
A thought in verse that does not come to an end at a line break but rather rolls over into the next line. It is marked by a comma.
What is enjambment.
A 14 line poem divided into two parts: an octive and a sestet.
What is a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet.
This poem focuses on images over form.
What is "Kubla Khan".