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Essay / Characteristics of Romantic Poetry - 701
Romantic poetry was part of the Romantic movement in European literature in the 18th and 19th centuries. The movement was in part a rebellion in response to the Enlightenment movement, which focused on more scientific and rational thinking, with the Romantics opposing order and rationality to embrace freedom. We could say that romantic poetry speaks of the return of men to nature. The main characteristics of Romantic poetry emphasized passion and emotion, there was a worship of nature and an intense aversion to urban life; Most of the time, the subject of romantic poetry was ordinary people. There was also a love for the medieval era. George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) was a famous English romantic poet. The poem is about a person who moves away from someone he once loved, and once separated, the love turned to coldness. The reason for the lovers' separation is unclear. Romanticism is presented in this poem because it compares the feeling of depression to nature, and also because this poem is very relevant since most people experience similar feelings when they separate from their loved ones. John Keats (1795-1821) was another English Romantic poet. . Along with George Gordon Byron, Keats was one of the leading figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. However, Keats had relatively few readers during his lifetime. It was only after his death that he was recognized as a major Romantic poet. Keats's poetry was characterized by sensual imagery and he often combined both love and pain in his poetry. When I Have Fears is a poem written by John Keats and is about a poet and his fear of mortality. You can see how his fear of death is highlighted in the first lines and how he will not realize himself as a writer. There is also the fear of losing loved ones. Ultimately, Keats resolves his fears by no longer placing importance on love and