Transportation & Daily Life
What was the most common method of travel for ordinary people during 1798–1832?
What is Walking
What writing tool did children use instead of paper?
Slates
Who wrote I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?
William Wordsworth
What was emphasized more than on during the Romantic Era?
Emotion and imagination
What type of poetry became very popular in the Romantic period?
Lyrical poetry
What was the name of the major advancement in travel during this period?
The Transportation Revolution
Who often received private tutors?
Wealthy boys
Who co-wrote lyrical ballads?
Samuel taylor
What movement were the Romantics reacting against?
The Enlightenment
What kind of themes did ballads of explore?
Folklore or storytelling themes
What animals did wealthy people often ride?
Horses or mules
What were girls commonly taught at home besides reading and writing?
Music, sewing, and manners
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelly
Name one event that influenced Romantic philosophy.
The French Revolution or the Industrial Revolution
Which Gothic element was popular Romantic literature?
The supernatural, dark settings, melodrama,
Besides boats and carriages, what new form of transportation began appearing?
The first commercial railways
What kind of diet did poor families often have?
Plain bread, porridge, or potatoes
Who wrote Ozymandias?
Percy Basshe Shelly
Romantics believed nature was a source of what?
Inspiration and refuge from society's problems
What did Romantics use instead of rational explanations to describe experiences?
Vivid imagery and emotion
Name one way the Industrial Revolution changed people’s daily lives.
People moved from rural areas to cities.
What foods did wealthy families enjoy that poor families usually could not?
Large meals with meat, fish, cheese, pastries, wine
Who wrote the rine of the ancient?
Samuel Taylor
What did Romantics value more than logic and strict rules?
Individual experience, emotion, and intuition
What shift in focus separated Romantic literature from Enlightenment literature?
From reason and rationality to imagination