Romantic Poetry, Literary Devices, And Grammar

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Romanticism

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-1790 - 1830
-Fathers were Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth
-wanted to recapture expressions of the past
-Mysterious, monstrous, supernatural to crease powerful and imaginative works of literature

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Characteristics of Romantic Poetry

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-Appreciation of nature- man and nature are equal
-Perception over reason-sensory feelings
-Search for hero and genius-Society looks for those who stand out above everyone else
-Imagination-value artist who is capable of creating works that reach beyond traditional rules
-Cultural Diversity-an interest in knowledge about diverse cultural origins

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3 romantic poets

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1. William Blake
2. William Wordsworth
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words
Ex. Weak and weary

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Connotation

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The suggested or understood meaning of a word, without that meaning being directly stated. A words emotional content.
Ex. Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest

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Imagery

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Language that touches one or all of the five senses. Creates a vivid picture in the readers head.
Ex. Gio's socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday's P.E. class, filled the classroom with an aroma to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish.

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Ex. Busy as a bee

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things using the verb to be and not using like or as
Ex. Life is a journey

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Symbolism

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A word or object that stands for another word, object, or idea.
Ex. A rose represents romance

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Rhyme Scheme

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Rhymed words at the end of a line
Ex.
Roses are red A
Violets are blue B
Sugar is sweet C
And so are you B

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Stanza

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A unified group of lines in poetry. A paragraph.

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Internal Rhyme

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Two or more rhyming words that occur in the same line, in the middle of two separate lines, or when and idea at the end of a line rhymes with one or more in the middle of the follow ing line.
Ex. I went to town to buy a gown
He looked cool but felt the fool

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence over a line break
Ex.
I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree

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Know, no

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No: Certainly not
Know: to be certain of the facts

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There, their, they're

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There: At or in that place
Their: belonging to them
They're: contraction for they are

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To, too, two

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To: Toward
Too: Also, in addition
Two:The number between one and three

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Whether, Weather

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Whether: If, either
Weather: The condition of the atmosphere

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Write, Right

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Write: To make letters and words
Right: The opposite of left; Correct

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Accept, except

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Accept: To take what is offered or given
Except: A result, a consequence

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Lose, loose

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Lose: Misplace; fail to win
Loose: Not firmly attached

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Then, than

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Then: At that time
Than: In comparison with