Romantic Era
List three of features of literature from the romantic era.
Emotion, supernatural, individual, sublime, nature
A group of two lines
Couplet
A sentence in a poem.
Line
True/False: Lyric poetry is meant to be sung.
True.
Avow
Confess openly
True/False: Nature is a powerful force in the romantic literature.
True
Cinquain
A group of five lines.
Stanza
A group of lines
Lyric poetry is generally written in ______- person point of view.
First
Lines/stanzas in the poem?
2 stanzas and 24 lines.
Which feature of romantic literature is known as the 'perfect' or 'ideal' state of being?
Sublime
Sestet
Rhyme
What is the purpose of this type of poetry?
To express internal emotions/feelings.
What do the grains of sand represent?
The passing of time.
Which other feature of the romantics is directly connected to the sublime?
Nature
A group of three lines.
Tercet
The pacing of a poem.
Rhythm
Identify three instances of rhyming in the poem.
Various answers.
When did the romantic era occur?
Late 18th to mid 19th century.
A group of four lines.
Quatrain.
The extra space between stanzas.
Line break
What do you think the author means when referring to life as a "dream within a dream"?
Various answers; Life is fleeting; It's hard to grasp the meaning of life or ever fully understand our purpose; Existential crisis.