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The Romantic Era“the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”
-W. Wordsworth
Revolt against Neoclassicism
• Romantic writers rebelled against:– the neoclassic ideas of the 18th century. – reason, form, and order.– tightly controlled poetry in the classical mold– Maintained traditions– Controlled emotion– Focusing on adult concerns (ruling class)
Background
• Late 18th century to early 19th century
• Romantic movement influenced the social and political landscape of Europe and found its way to America.
• Romantics rejected science and reason
• Romantics embraced nature, emotion, mythology, and individual experience
• The Power of Imagination was a major strength of the Romantics
Isn’t Romanticism the same thing as Transcendentalism?
Isn’t Romanticism the same thing as Transcendentalism?
William Cullen Bryant1794-1878
• Politically radical as a youth.
• Father was a Federalist• Best known for writing,
“The Embargo.”-A savage attack on Thomas Jefferson
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 1809-1894
• Was an American physician professor, lecturer, and author.
• Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets.
• His son was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932
Edgar Allan Poe1809-1849
• Best known for his tales of mystery.• Poe was one of the earliest
American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.
• He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
• Experiences death with several spouses in his live. Eventually married his 13 year old cousin in 1835
Key Terms to know
• Alliteration-The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words.
Angus Always ate Apples.
Go Give Glen Good Grapes.
Key Terms to know
• Hyperbole-A figure of speech which uses a deliberate exaggeration.
Ben was so hungry, he could eat a horse.
It was so loud at the concert that I couldn’t hear myself think.
Key Terms to know
• Onomatopoeia-Words whose sound imitates their suggested meaning.
BAM!! Todd hit a homerun.
Key Terms to know
• Stanza-One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines.
Key Terms to know• Internal Rhyme-A rhyme
between words in the same line.
– Larry was very hairy
•Assonance-The close repetition of middle vowel sounds.
-Fleeting Feet Sweep by SleepingGeese.