Romanticism

A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
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Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th
century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics
the ideals of the time period, concentrating on emotion, nature, and the
expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the
commonality of humankind and, while using emotion and nature; the poets and
their works shed light on people's universal natures. Romanticism as a movement
declined in the late 19th century and early 20th century with the growing
dominance of Realism in the literature and the rapid advancement of science and
technology. However, Romanticism was very impressionative on most individuals
during its time.
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A movement in art and literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in revolt against the Neoclassicism of the previous centuries...The German poet Friedrich Schlegel, who is given credit for first using the termromantic to describe literature, defined it as "literature depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form." This is as accurate a general definition as can be accomplished, although Victor Hugo's phrase "liberalism in literature" is also apt. Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism. Any list of particular characteristics of the literature of romanticism includes subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism; spontaneity; freedom from rules; solitary life rather than life in society; the beliefs that imagination is superior to reason and devotion to beauty; love of and worship of nature; and fascination with the past, especially the myths and mysticism of the middle ages.

English poets: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats

American poets: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman

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A Dream Within a Dream

This poem is very confusing. From what I can tell from it is it's about love and dreams. Whats confusing for me is it's like inception. It definitely gets you thinking, not to mention it could make your brain hurt. I look forward to discussing this in class and hopefully getting a better understanding of it.

Vocabulary: Fall List #6

adroit- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
Dancers are adroit.

amicable- characterized by or showing goodwill. friendly
I strive to be amicable.

averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Some people averse with their parents rules.

belligerent - Hostile, aggresion
Don't be so belligerent!

benevolent- well meaning and kindly
I wish everyone was benevolent.

cursory- Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Don't do cursory inspections.

duplicity- Deceitfulness; double- dealing
The man showed duplicity.

extol- Praise;enthusiasm
Extol the efforts of people.

feasible- Able to do easily or conveniently
I wish homework was feasible.

grimace- A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
The man always grimaces.

holocaust- a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire

impervious- not penetrable; unable to be affected by.
He was impervious to the virus.

impetus- the force, energy, or momentum with which the body moves.
Focus on the impetus.

jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure
She was in jeopardy of her life.

meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nothings wrong with being meticulous.

nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
He showed nostalgia for the past.

quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
That car is quintessence.

retrogress- to go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
When suffering from depression, it's important not to retrogress.

scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
Health inspectors scrutinize the kitchen.

tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm.
Make the shower tepid.

Essay Revision/Improvement Strategy

There are two things I would do to improve my essay. First I would dissect the prompt so I know exactly what it asking for. The second thing I would do is write in more detail.

I would like to read "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King because I like like reading scary stories.

Vocabulary: Fall List #5

1. allude- refer to something the author thinks you should know
The author alludes to some much in the story.

2. clairvoyant- able to read minds
It was as if the man was clairvoyant.

3. conclusive- final, decisive
The new evidence made it conclusive the woman was guilty.

4. disreputable- of a poor reputation
Charles Bukowski was disreputable

5. endemic- natural to an environment
Aids is endemic in Africa.

6. exemplary- serving as a desirable model; best of its kind
The great white shark is exemplary to it's species.

7. fathom- to understand
Some concepts are hard to fathom.

8. guile- trick
It's hard to guile me.

9. integrity- integrating thought, speech, or action
Some people show large amounts of integrity.

10. itinerary- trip schedule, trip plan
Going to Las Vegas was itinerary.

11. misconstrue- misunderstood; misrepresenting
Don't misconstrue what I am saying.

12. obnoxious- rude, loud, abrasive
Some people are really obnoxious.

13. placate- to calm down; satisfy
Parents must placate their children.

14. placid- calm
Everybody remain placid.

15. plagiarism- to copy someone's work
You can get kicked out of college for plagiarism.

16. potent- powerful
The perfume is extremely potent.

17. pretext- reason for doing something; excuse
Please explain your pretext for your actions.

18. protrude- to stick out
The nail protruded the wood.

19. stark- obvious
It was stark that thing had sold.

20. superficial- shallow, surface
Superficial damage was done to the skin.

Vocabulary Fall List #4

melancholy- a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
Why do you look so melancholy?

exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
That's an exemplary example.

peculiar- strange or odd; unusual
You look peculiar today.

dread- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
I dread spiders.

bough- a main branch of a tree
The bough is creepy looking.

pious- devoutly religious
Some people show pious devotion.

communion- the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings
Communion of the saints.

auditor- a listener
The auditor stood still with a blank look on his face.

multitude- a large number
There's a multitude of baseball fans.

eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Dr. Preston has eloquence.

despair- complete loss or absence of hope
Never despair anything.

hoary- grayish-white
The mans hair is hoary.

"AHA" Moment

My "AHA" moment today was when I found out that people buy and do things because of a fear of being lonely.

Vocabulary: Fall List #3

encomium- speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

The Bible is an encomium.

coherent- logical and consistent

Dr. Preston is coherent.

belabor- argue or elaborate in excessive detail

My sisters always belabor.

eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from

I try to eschew calculators.

acquisitive- excessively interested in collecting money or material things.

Mr. Krabs is acquisitive.

emulate- match or surpass, typically by imitation.

My friend tries to emulate my intelligence.

arrogate- take or claim for oneself, without justification.

The man tried to arrogate my wallet.

banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

My cousin is banal.

excoriation- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.

My shoe caused an excoriation on my foot.

congeal- solidify or coagulate esp. by cooling.

I congealed the water.

carping- difficult to please; critical

My teacher is carping.

substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

The prosecutor couldn't substantiate that the gum was stolen.

temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time

Sometimes the president temporizes.

largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

Dispensing his money was such largesse.

tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

Talk like that is no longer tenable.

insatiable- impossible to satisfy

That teacher is insatiable.

reconnaissance- preliminary surveying or research

Continue your reconnaissance.

germane- relevant to a subject under consideration

That is not germane to what we are talking about.

ramify- spread or branch out

The canal began to ramify.

intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's view or to agree about something

My parents intransigent people.

taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative in speech

The boy is taciturn.

invidious- likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

My brother is invidious.

Young Goodman Brown 10 Symbols

"Goodman"
1. His name is Goodman Brown.
2. It symbolizes that he is a good man.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that he is a good man.

"Faith"
1. Faith is Goodman Brown's wife.
2. It symbolizes that faith will be a part of her character.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because later in the story faith is lost between the characters.

"Pink ribbons"
1. Faith had pink ribbons on her cap.
2. They symbolize Faith's purity.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because later during Brown's "dream" her ribbons/purity is lost.

"Faith's dreams and thoughts"
1. Before Brown sets out on his journey, Faith tells him not to got because a lone woman has bad dreams and thoughts that she's afraid of herself sometimes.
2. This symbolizes that something bad will happen later on.
3. The dreams and thoughts influence my understanding of the story because later on some bad things start happening.

"Thick boughs overhead"
1. Brown is referring to the forest that he is journeying through.
2. They symbolize a scary environment.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because the forest later becomes a scary place for Brown.

"The old man"
1. The old man that Brown runs into in the forest.
2. He symbolizes the Devil.
3. He influences my understanding of the story because what he does and gives to Brown affects the story.

"The old man's staff"
1. The old man (devil) had a staff that he gave to Brown.
2. The staff symbolized evil.
3. It influences my understanding of the story because when the old man gave the staff to Brown, evil things began happening.

"When Brown woke up in the forest"
1. After everything happened, Brown woke up in the forest confused.
2. It symbolizes that he was dreaming
3. It influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that everything that happened was just a dream.