Introduction to Romantic poetry

When were the Romantic poets active?

• Early 20th Century

• Late 16th - early 17th century

• Late 18th- early 19th Century

• 50 BC

Romantic poetry was a reaction to what?

• The Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution and The Enlightenment period

• Too much farming

• People not expressing their feelings

The Industrial Revolution was a time when....

• developments in technology led to a rise in factories

• people from the countryside moved to the cities for work

• children began to work in factories

• all of the above

The effects of urbanization were....

• Poor living conditions, such as overcrowding.

• Growth of food production

• People moving to the city for work

• Better opportunities for education

The Enlightenment was a period of time that centred around the idea that ............... was the most important value.

• music and laughter

• singing and dancing

• logic and reason

• poetry and reading

The Enlightenment meant people moved away from traditional religious beliefs and towards .........

• Science - provable facts

• History- you have to know where you have been to know where you are going

• PE - a healthy body leads to a healthy mind

• Art - creativity is good for the soul

The Romantic poets were considered ........

• romantic

• rebels

• terrorists

• unintelligent

Romantic poets believed that the Industrial Revolution caused people to be less in touch with nature. The effect they thought this had was that.........

• people ate less

• people began to dislike animals

• people wanted to move to the city

• people became less creative and less spiritual

Themes the Romantics liked to explore include....

• Animals

• beauty of nature, innocence, power of imagination

• The sea

• adventure, excitement and love