• What were some of the significant changes occurring in the time period during which the Romantic movement emerged? When the Romantic movement emerged, there was a lot of change going on in society. For one, the French and American Revolution was being fought, which caused people to feel a sense of optimism. The Industrial Revolution was also occuring at this time, which quickly turned cities to modern, but caused many people to have to live in poor conditions if the growth was to rapid.
• What are some of the main ideas that underpin romanticism? Some of the main ideas of romanticism include optimism, emotion, imagination. It also put an individual above society, science, and reason.
Activity 2: The Romantic Poets (ONLINE)
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One Romantic, William Blake, used his words to raise imagination over observing something. He thinks what we see in the world is passing, but what we can’t see is real. Romantics also used their words to fight for the world to be like they thought it should. One thing they fought for was more government involvement with aiding the poor in big cities.
• What qualities did the Romantics believe a poet had? Romantics believed that a poet was original and didn’t copy previous ideas, had insights of human nature that normal people didn’t have, is on their own journey to find truth, and can write poems that bring the readers into new ways of thinking, imagining, and feeling.
• How did Romantics change the way poetry was written? What types of poetry did they write? Romantics changed the way poetry was written from the previous generation. They made their poetry include original language, not mislead the readers like they thought the previous generation did, used simple language that the common person could understand, and wrote about the new world, not the past.
• List some of the important Romantic poets and describe their collaborative
• What are some of the main ideas that underpin romanticism? Some of the main ideas of romanticism include optimism, emotion, imagination. It also put an individual above society, science, and reason.
Activity 2: The Romantic Poets (ONLINE)
• What did the Romantics use their …show more content…
One Romantic, William Blake, used his words to raise imagination over observing something. He thinks what we see in the world is passing, but what we can’t see is real. Romantics also used their words to fight for the world to be like they thought it should. One thing they fought for was more government involvement with aiding the poor in big cities.
• What qualities did the Romantics believe a poet had? Romantics believed that a poet was original and didn’t copy previous ideas, had insights of human nature that normal people didn’t have, is on their own journey to find truth, and can write poems that bring the readers into new ways of thinking, imagining, and feeling.
• How did Romantics change the way poetry was written? What types of poetry did they write? Romantics changed the way poetry was written from the previous generation. They made their poetry include original language, not mislead the readers like they thought the previous generation did, used simple language that the common person could understand, and wrote about the new world, not the past.
• List some of the important Romantic poets and describe their collaborative