Poetry During the Romantic Period
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Jumpsforjoy on March 3, 2009
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Vocabulary and general knowledge
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Kali Jelen, Inna Monterroyo, Jordan Evans, Patrick Herin, Josh Zafranco, and Tanya Shahjanian (Period 2) present a quiz to help you study the Romantic Movement.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Romanticism | Artistic and intellectual movement characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's emotion, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against social rules and conventions |
| When was the Romantic period? | 1780-1840 AD |
| Jean Jacques Rousseau | French philosopher who stated that all men have certain unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of personal property |
| Nationalism | Devotion and loyalty to one's own nation, patriotism |
| Individualism | A social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of one person |
| Rationalism | The principle or habit of accepting reasons as the supreme authority in the matters of opinion, belief, or conduct |
| Important themes | Nature, god, and patriotism |
| Personification | A person or object created to embody a thing or idea |
| Poets often compared themselves to... | Prophets in a time of crisis |
| What style was prominent during this period? | Sonnets/odes |
| Iamb | Set of 2 syllables, one stressed and one unstressed |
| Iambic Pentameter/verse | Style of writing with lines of 5 iambs each (ten syllables per line) |
| What is the rhyme scheme for romantic sonnets? | ABABCC |
| What caused complex allusions and metaphors to appear in Romantic poetry? | Interest in the occult, supernatural, dreams, folktales, and legends |
| It was believed that generally humans were good but... | They were corrupted by society |
| What are 2 major events in history, which brought about the Romantic period? | French Revolution/ American Revolution |
| Penta- | Prefix meaning 5 |
| Who is considered to be the greatest sonneteer of all time? | William Wordsworth |
| What was the most common style of poetry during the Romantic Period? | Sonnets/Ode |
| What were common themes in Romantic poetry? | God, patriotism, and nature |
| Who wrote "To Hope"? | John Keats |
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