Ode to a nightingale
Who wrote Ode to a nightingale?
John Keats
When did the romantic era begin?
At the end of the 18th century
What does the poem explore?
The feelings and the emotions (of the nightingale)
Name at least two of the four primary events that are considered to play a part in the start of the romantic period?
Industrial evolution, Age of Enlightenment's aristocratic social, political norms and The Agricultural Revolution.
How many stanzas does the poem consist and how many lines are in each stanza?
8 stanzas that each contain 10 lines
Which literary texts are considered the start of the romantic period?
William Wordsworth's and Samuel Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads
Name at least two of the four ways the poem explores the sufferings of mortal life
- alcohol
- imagination
- poetry
- death.
Name at least three out of the six main characteristics of romanticism.
- Celebration of nature (writers saw nature as a teacher and a source of infinite beauty) - Focus on the individual and spirituality (valuing the individual experience above all else) - Celebration of isolation and melancholy (writers wished to express the pure beauty they perceived and failure to do so adequately resulted in despair) - Interest in the common man - Idealization of women (women were always presented as idealized love interests, pure and beautiful, but usually without anything else to offer). - Personification and pathetic fallacy.
What are some of the themes of the romantic era?
- a contrast between the real world and the world of imagination
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How has the meaning of romanticism changed meaning throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries?
- The 17th century, “romantic” meant imaginative or fictitious (due to the birth of the novel)
- The 18th century, romanticism was eclipsed by the Age of Enlightenment
- The 19th century, “romantic” meant sentimental (lyricism and the expression of personal emotions are being emphasized)