Starter quiz
- When did the Romantic period occur?
- 17th - 18th century
- 18th - 19th century ✓
- 19th - 20th century
- 20th - 21st century
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- When a writer makes repeated references to landscapes, wildlife and plants, they are using...
- abstract imagery
- emotional imagery
- vivid imagery
- natural imagery ✓
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- A question asked for dramatic effect (and not to elicit a response) is known as...
- an ambiguous question
- an open question
- a convergent question
- a divergent question
- a rhetorical question ✓
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- What is an atheist?
- someone who believes in God but follows a religion
- someone who doesn't believe in God or organised religion ✓
- someone who hasn't yet decided if they believe in God or are religious
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- Georgian society was a ______ which means that it was male-dominated and women did not have equal rights with men.
- 'partriarchy' ✓
- A verb is ...
- a person, place, object or idea
- a describing word
- a word which denotes a movement, action or state of being ✓
- a word showing where something is located
- a word showing when or how an action took place
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Exit quiz
- Romantic poetry focused on exploring...
- different perspectives of love
- abstract concepts or emotional experiences ✓
- how different genders viewed love in the Georgian era
- the natural world
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- Which of these statements best sums up our interpretation of who Percy Shelley was?
- a passionately opinionated person who wasn't afraid to stand out ✓
- a very compassionate individual who tried hard not to upset others
- a cynical person who had only negative thoughts about love
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- What does the word 'philosophy' mean?
- what you personally think about something
- a passionate argument or plea about an important issue
- a religious belief
- the study of our existence, knowledge, ethics and reality ✓
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- Arguably, Shelley's use of ________ at the end of each stanza in 'Love's Philosophy' suggests the poem is not only about the abstract concept of love but also the speaker's love for someone else.
- similes
- rhetorical questions ✓
- religious imagery
- second person personal pronouns ✓
- natural imagery
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- Match each of these methods to the correct piece of supporting evidence from 'Love's Philosophy'.
- religious imagery⇔"the winds of Heaven mix for ever" ✓
- natural imagery⇔"the sunlight clasps the earth" ✓
- rhetorical questions⇔"Why not I with thine?" ✓
- verbs linked to togtherness⇔"mingle", "mix", "kiss" ✓
- Arguably, 'Love's Philosophy' can be read as a passionate argument about what the speaker thinks about love itself and/or it can be read as...
- the speaker's yearning for the attention of another; an expression of desire. ✓
- the speaker's views about the hopelessness of love when it is unrequited.
- the speaker's longing for their lover to return to them.
- the speaker's painful memories about the end of an illicit affair.
- the speaker's lessons they've learned about love in their life.
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Key learning points
- Romantic literature often deals with powerful, spiritual ideas and dramatic themes.
- Shelley was a Romantic poet who was known for his controversial views about societal issues.
- ‘Love’s Philosophy’ focuses on the links between love, nature and the connectedness of all things in the natural world.
- The poem could be read as a passionate argument of the power of love and the importance of human connectedness.
- The poem could also be read as the speaker’s expression of their overwhelming desire for another.
Common misconception
Shelley was a Romantic poet which meant all of his poems were love poems.
Romantic poetry did sometimes focus on themes associated with love, but not exclusively. Romantic poetry is instead characterised by its dramatic approach to exploring abstract and emotional concepts such as a love, nature or the supernatural.
Keywords
Romantic - linked to love, desire or passion
Romantic - linked to the cultural movement in the 18th century that emphasised individualism, emotion and nature
Philosophy - the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reality
Controversial - generating disagreement or dispute, often due to conflicting opinions or sensitive topics
Unrequited - not reciprocated or returned, typically referring to love or affection
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