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Characteristics of Romanticism
Poems
100
He wrote "The Tyger"
Who is William Blake
100
The literary element in the following line of poetry: "I wandered lonely as a cloud"
What is simile.
100
The Romantic period started in this year ____ .
What is 1798.
100
Romantics believed in the natural goodness of humans which is hindered by the urban life of civilization. They believed that the savage is noble, childhood is good and the emotions inspired by both beliefs causes the heart to soar.
What is interest in the common man and childhood.
100
This poetic form is a lyrical stanza in praise of, or dedicated to someone or something that captures the poet's interest or serves as an inspiration.
What is an English ode.
200
Wrote "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
Who is John Keats
200
The literary element found in the following line of poetry: "The Sun came up upon the left,/Out of the sea came he!/And he shone bright, and on the right/Went down into the sea.
What is personification.
200
Using metaphor, these two poems cover the range of extremes of the human spirit.
What are "The Tyger" and "The Lamb"
200
Romantics believed that knowledge is gained through intuition rather than deduction. This is best summed up by Wordsworth who stated that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”
What is strong senses, emotions, and feelings.
200
This is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. An example is "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
What is a lyrical ballad.
300
Wrote "The Daffodils"
Who is William Wordsworth
300
The literary element found in the following lines of poetry: "As idle as a painted ship/Upon a painted ocean"
What is a simile.
300
True or False: Romanticism concerns its self mostly with love and the poetry is meant to woo potential partners.
False.
300
Romantics stressed the awe of nature in art and language and the experience of sublimity through a connection with nature. Romantics rejected the rationalization of nature by the previous thinkers of the Enlightenment period.
What is awe of nature.
300
This is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person. An example is "The Daffodils"
What is lyric poetry.
400
He wrote "The Lamb"
Who is William Blake
400
The literary element found in the following line of poetry: "The furrow followed free"
What is alliteration.
400
The Romantic period occurred in the back drop of this revolution.
What is the Industrial Revolution.
400
Romantics often elevated the achievements of the misunderstood, heroic individual outcast.
What is celebration of the individual.
400
This poem tells the story of a man who kills one of God's creatures and is haunted by it.
What is "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
500
He wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge
500
The literary element found in the following lines of poetry: "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,/Thou foster-child of silence and slow time"
What is metaphor.
500
This person believed that all good poetry was "a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings."
Who is William Wordsworth.
500
Romantics legitimized the individual imagination as a critical authority.
What is importance of imagination.
500
In this poem, the speaker celebrates an ancient artifact with beautiful illustrations.
What is "Ode on a Grecian Urn"