The Romantic Period occurred during what time period? Answer: late 1700s to early 1800s 1.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

•The Romantic Period occurred during what time period?

• Answer: late 1700s to early 1800s

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

•Romanticism was a reaction to the previous period known______________, where it was believed that reason, intellect, and science could solve all problems.

• Answer: Age of Enlightenment

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Romanticism was also a reaction to the stark changes in society due to _____________________________________

• Answer: Industrialization

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Romantic literature / poetry was also nostalgic for _____________________________________

• Answer: return to the past

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Romantic ideals fueled several revolutions during this time period. Why?

• Answer: Romantic ideals supported the rights and importance of individuals.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

By the 18th century, readers were interested in dark, mystical, and supernatural stories set in dark and gloomy medieval castles. These were called ______________ novels.

• Answer: Gothic

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The most famous gothic novel from this period was ____________ by Mary Shelley.

• Answer: Frankenstein

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker is a called a(n)

• Answer: Lyric poem

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• An emotionally intense poem paying respect to a person or thing where the speaker addresses the subject directly is called a(n) . . . .

• Answer: Ode

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

Comparing two apparently unlike things without using like or as is called a(n) __________.

• Answer: metaphor

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

Giving human traits to something nonhuman is called a(n) ____________________.

• Answer: personification

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

Juxtaposing two opposite or contradictory words that reveal an interesting truth is called a(n) _______.

• Answer: oxymoron

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

Comparing two apparently unlike things, using like or as is called a(n) ________________.

• Answer: simile

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

____________ is the use of words that imitate sounds—for example, words like ring, boom, and growl.

• Answer: Onomatopoeia

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

____________ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds

• Answer: Alliteration

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

____________ is the repetition of similar internal vowel sounds

• Answer: Assonance

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

____________ is the repetition of final consonant sound

• Answer: Consonance

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TERMS / CONCEPTS

____________is descriptive language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. It may refer to a literal description, as well as to figurative language that evokes sensory experiences.

• Answer: Imagery

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE LAMB”

What initial question does the child pose to the lamb?

• Answer: Who made thee?

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE LAMB”

How does the child describe the lamb in the first stanza?

• Answer: soft, tender, wooly bright

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE LAMB”

What abstract idea is both the child and the lamb a symbol for?

• Answer: innocence

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE LAMB”

In the second stanza, the child describes who made the lamb. What characteristics does he give the creator?

• Answer: meek and mild; like a lamb and a child

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE LAMB”

The child is referring to whom here? The lamb symbolic for . . . .

• Answer: Jesus

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE TYGER”

In the first stanza, where is the tyger?

• Answer: dark forest

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE TYGER”

What is burning bright?

• Answer: Tyger’s predatory fierceness

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE TYGER”

Despite the soft innocent description of the lamb, Blake is also trying to convey the idea of the Tyger’s . . . . ?

• Answer: power and force

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE TYGER”

Blake uses this fusion of opposites (lamb and tyger) to display . . .

• Answer: the complete TRUTH of God’s creation

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM BLAKE’S “THE TYGER”

Blake’s reflection on innocence vs. experience in these two poems analyzes the difference between . . .

• Answer: innocent childhood and mature adulthood

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S “THE WORLD

IS TOO MUCH WITH US”

What does he mean when he says “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers”?

• Answer: In our crazy pursuit of wealth and consumption, we give away what is our true beauty and wealth.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S “THE WORLD

IS TOO MUCH WITH US”

How has Nature responded to us?

• Answer: It cries out and howls at our disconnect, but we are out of tune . . . It doesn’t bother us.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S “THE WORLD

IS TOO MUCH WITH US”

What does the poet claim he would rather be ?

• Answer: a pagan – more in touch with Nature

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S

“LONDON, 1802”

Who does the poem call upon to return to England and restore its glory?

• Answer: John Milton

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S

“LONDON, 1802”

Why does the poet call upon him?

• Answer: England is stagnant, lacking inner happiness, and is filled with selfish, mediocre people.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S

“LONDON, 1802”

What would Milton’s return help accomplish?

• Answer: His moral vision and example would help restore England to its former ways.

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THE ROMANTIC PERIOD WILLIAM WORDWORTH’S

“LONDON, 1802”

This poem reflects what Romantic ideal?

• Answer: A return to the past for restoration.