Open Response: Writing from the Victorian Age was a mixture of Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism. The two passages, below, taken from poems we’ve read this semester, are examples of either Romanticism or Realism. Please read each passage and answer the questions that follow.

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Open Response: Writing from the Victorian Age was a mixture of Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism. The two passages, below, taken from poems we’ve read this semester, are examples of either Romanticism or Realism. Please read each passage and answer the questions that follow.

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

Question 11
Is the above passage an example of Realism or Romanticism?(1 point)
Responses

Realism
Realism

Romanticism

Answer 1

Romanticism

Answer 2

Please use a specific example from the text to support WHY you chose your above answer. In other words, how do you know this passage is an example of Romanticism or Realism?

/1 - Giving an example from the text

/2 - Explaining how your example shows the text is Romanticism or Realism

/1 - Proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation etc.

Answer 3

The above passage is an example of Romanticism because it describes the speaker being filled with pleasure and dancing with daffodils, which suggests a connection to nature and an emphasis on emotions and imagination. This focus on personal experience and the beauty of nature aligns with the themes commonly associated with Romanticism in literature.