Authors
This poet believed poetry should teach morals, lessons, and inspire morals
Who was Henry Longfellow
Literary movement emphasized emotion, imagination, and nature over realism and industrialization
What was the Romantic Era
Henry Longfellow wrote this after his wife died and his son was injured in war
What is ”Christmas Bells”
In what century was the Romantic Era
What is the 18th century
This poet was famous for writing dark and mysterious poems and stories
Who was Edgar Allen Poe
Romantic writers reacted strongly against this earlier movement that valued logic, order, and reason
What was the Age of Enlightenment
This Longfellow poem teaches that life has meaning and people should live with purpose
What is “A Psalm of Life”
This was the main thing authors thought of when writing romantic pieces
What is emotion and strong feelings
This author focused on sin, guilt, punishment, and human nature
Who was Nathaniel Hawthorne
This technological an economic transformation caused Romantic writers to focus more on nature and rural life
What was the Industrial Revolution
This is the main character in “The Masquerade of the Red Death”
Who is Prince Prospero
This was celebrated over man-made things
What is the natural world
This is something that Nathaniel Hawthorne would often include in his writings.
What is moral lessons
This challenged rational and logical thinking in favor of emotion
What is Romanticism
In this story, four elderly friends temporarily regain their youth
What Is “Dr Heidegger’s Experiment”
This fueled curiosity of adventure and nature
What is the exploration of America
This author critiqued Longfellow and his works.
Who is Edgar Alan Poe?
A deep, poetic, and thoughtful sadness or sorrow.
What is melancholy?
In the movie “The Pale Blue Eye” this was the killer
Who was detective Landor
This is the opposite of the Romantic Era, it came after
What is the Realism Era