Who Were The Romantics?

Who Were The Romantics?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be introduced to the Romantic era and some of the ideas which were important at that time. We will see where the Romantic era sits in history and encounter some of the important Romantic writers.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is NOT a form of poetry?
Epic
Lyric
Correct answer: Rhyme
Sonnet
Q2.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
12
Correct answer: 14
16
18
Q3.
'The clouds drifted along the horizon' is an example of:
A metaphor
A simile
Correct answer: Imagery
Rhyme
Q4.
True or false? When thinking about the structure of a poem, we should think about the beginning, the ending and the changes.
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
What type of poem will usually have a narrator and characters?
Ballads
Epic poetry
Correct answer: Narrative poetry
Sonnets

8 Questions

Q1.
Romantic writing is always about love and relationships.
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
Which of these periods in literature came first?
Classical
Correct answer: The Renaissance
The Restoration
The Romantic Era
Q3.
Which word means 'one thing being very different to another'?
Capitalism
Correct answer: Contrast
Hyperbole
Simile
Q4.
Which revolution was happening at the same time the Romantics were writing?
English Civil War
English Revolution
Glorious Revolution
Correct answer: Industrial Revolution
Q5.
Oppression is the __________ and unfair treatment of a group of people by those in power.
Correct answer: Cruel
Nice
Terrible
Unjust
Q6.
Who was one of the 'original' Romantic writers?
Henry Owen
John Keats
Thomas More
Correct answer: William Wordsworth
Q7.
John Keats was a popular poet while he was alive.
Correct answer: False
True
Q8.
Charlotte Smith's writing was often filled with:
Children
Gothic
Imagery
Correct answer: Sadness

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Introduction to the Romantics

English