UNIT 4

The Flowering of Romanticism

Vocabulary

 Laissez faire idea that believes government should

intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs.

Romantic writing Freer artistic forms, outside classical form. Possessed musical rhythm Rich evocative language of medieval and

Renaissance poetry. Emotion is more important than reason.

Imagery words and phrases that create vivid

sensory experiences for the reader. Ex: “Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing

wind” = imagery of sight and touch

Rhyme scheme It is the pattern of

end rhyme at the end of a poem. Usually assigned with a letter of the alphabet. Ex: “AABB CCDD

EEFF”

AloneEdgar Allen Poe

From childhood’s hour I have not been             aAs others were; I have not seen                        aAs others saw; I could not bring                         bMy passions from a common spring.                  bFrom the same source I have not taken             cMy sorrow; I could not awaken                           cMy heart to joy at the same tone;                       dAnd all I loved, I loved alone.                              dThen—in my childhood, in the dawn                   eOf a most stormy life—was drawn                       eFrom every depth of good and ill                         fThe mystery which binds me still:                        f

Symbol A person, place, object, or action that

represents as abstract idea or feeling. Example: “To Kill a Mockingbird” The mockingbird symbolizes innocence. Who were the mockingbirds in the novel?

Tone A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.

Done through diction, word choice, details or statements.

“Raise up words for their lords, warm with love…” “A powerful monster, living down in the darkness,

growled in pain, impatient…”

Ode A complex lyrical poem that develops a

serious and dignified theme. Appeals to the imagination and the intellect.

Many odes praise people or elements of nature. Apostrophe

A figure of speech in which an object, abstract quality, or an absent or imaginary person is addressed directly, as if present and able to understand. "Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone

Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own.”(Lorenz Hart, "Blue Moon")