American Romanticism

When was the Romantic Era in America?

• 1750-1776

• 1820- 1865

• 1880 – 1920

• 1800 - 1812

Nature can be a source of ___________________

• stress

• tragedy

• inspiration

• anger

Gothicism heavily used______________

• beauty and light

• supernatural forces

• Love

• Mistrust

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What inspired the Romantic Movement?

• Desire for peace after wars

• Everyone felt love at the time

• People wanted to be noticed

• People were missing life in Europe

Romantic writing emphasized ___________________

• Life in cities

• Peoples' need to be free

• a person's external beauty

• A person's character

What type of setting would you expect in a Romantic Era story?

• Urban life

• A bustling village

• A vast open landscape

• A setting that reminded people of life in Europe

Which of the following is an example of a theme of Romantic literature?

• Love

• Nostalgia for life in the colonies

• Human frailty

• Inevitibility of death

What do we call the subgenre of Romanticism that focused heavily on mystical happenings?

• Horror

• Gothic

• Science Fiction

• Mystery

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Where did Transcendentals believe you could find divinity?

• In churches only

• In humans and in nature

• Only within yourself

• In Public places

Which of the following would be a characteristic of the Romantic Hero?

• Loved by all

• Needs to belong to a group

• Rejects Societies Rules

• Afraid of Living apart