Who Were The Romantics?
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- 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
Sonnet
Q2.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
12
16
18
Q3.
'The clouds drifted along the horizon' is an example of:
A metaphor
A simile
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
Q5.
What type of poem will usually have a narrator and characters?
Ballads
Epic poetry
Sonnets
8 Questions
Q1.
Romantic writing is always about love and relationships.
True
Q2.
Which of these periods in literature came first?
Classical
The Restoration
The Romantic Era
Q3.
Which word means 'one thing being very different to another'?
Capitalism
Hyperbole
Simile
Q4.
Which revolution was happening at the same time the Romantics were writing?
English Civil War
English Revolution
Glorious Revolution
Q5.
Oppression is the __________ and unfair treatment of a group of people by those in power.
Nice
Terrible
Unjust
Q6.
Who was one of the 'original' Romantic writers?
Henry Owen
John Keats
Thomas More
Q7.
John Keats was a popular poet while he was alive.
True
Q8.
Charlotte Smith's writing was often filled with:
Children
Gothic
Imagery