Classisicm, Romanticism, Gothic Romanticism, Poetry Unit English

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3 characteristics of Classisicm and time period when it was common
Logic, structure, balance/ 1700s
What time period was Romanticism common?
1800s
What 4 things did Romanticism value?
Emotion
nature
individualism
alternate reality
What does thanatopsis mean and who wrote this poem?
It means a view of death, written by William Cullen Bryant
What does anastrophe mean?
Greek for "to turn upside down" or inverted word order
Who does Bryant adress in Thanatopsis?
Those who love Nature
What was Bryant when he died?
A millionaire
When did Bryant write Thanatopsis?
When he was 16
What is Bryant considered?
Founder of American Romanticism
What else was Bryant a founder of?
The Republican Party
Name the Poet and Poem (NPP)
"Earth is but the great tomb of man"
Byrant- Thanatopsis
NPP
"So Live"
Bryant, Thanatopsis
What is tone?
The writer's attitude
What is mood?
The overall feeling of the poem
What is the message in Thanatopsis?
To live without regrets/ Life is a Cycle