Romanticism and Realism
Humanities
Romanticism Definition
"Romanticism is an attitude more than a style, but it depends on a growing trust in subjective experience, particularly in the emotions and feelings of individuals. The Romantics had a love for anything that elicits such feelings: the fantastic world of dreams, the exotic world of the Orient, the beauty of nature..."
Citation: Benton, Janetta Rebold, and Robert DiYanni. Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities. Third ed. Vol. Comb. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Print.
Waltz
William Blake - "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"
1. What is "The Lamb" about?
2. Write two emotions you feel are portrayed in "The Lamb" and write the line number(s) you feel support the emotions you have chosen.
3. What is "The Tyger" about?
4. Write two emotions you feel are portrayed in "The Tyger" and write the line number(s) you feel support the emotions you have chosen.