1. For each question, place a check beside the idea that best describes you.

2. Which idea do you prefer more? bIndividualism or Community? bCommon Man or the Elite? bImagination or Reason? bNature or Technology?

3. Which idea do you prefer more? bCountry or City Life? bRomantic or Rationalist?

4. American Romanticism (1800-1860) bvalued emotion, imagination, and intuition above reason bfound inspiration in nature

5. American Romanticism (1800-1860) breacted to the loss of natural beauty as a result of the quick rise of new American cities

6. American Romanticism (1800-1860) bindividualistic outlook on life bDemocracy—each individual is his/her own person bdo not sacrifice personal ideas and ambitions for the sake of the community

7. American Romanticism (1800-1860) bDeath—a new topic bNo longer feared as a form of religious punishment; now idealized and glorified (Bryant)

8. Romantic Poets (Fireside Poets) bHenry Wadsworth Longfellow bOliver Wendell Holmes bJames Russell Lowell bJohn Greenleaf Whittier bWilliam Cullen Bryant

9. Romantic Novelists bJames Fenimore Cooper bWashington Irving

10. Relax, Relate, Diffuse 1.Turn your notes face down. 2.3-2-1—Without looking at your notes, write down three Romantic writers, two topics, and one overarching idea associated with Romanticism. 3.Write your name on your paper and turn in your responses.

11. The Five I’s of Romanticism bIntuition bImagination bInnocence bInspiration from nature bInner Experience

12. Intuition bUnlike Rationalists, Romantics valued intuition over reason. bRationalism discouraged intuition and spontaneity.

13. Intuition bEmotional responses (the intuitive “felt” experience) more important than reason.

14. Imagination bcan grasp truths that the rational mind cannot btruths accompanied by powerful emotions and associated with natural, unspoiled beauty.

15. Imagination bPoetry is the highest expression of the power of the imagination. bScience destroys the truth.

16. Innocence burban, industrial world (civilization) vs. bfrontier or wilderness (nature)

17. Innocence bCity: questionable morals, corruption, & death

18. Innocence bCountry/wilderness/frontier: independence, moral clarity, and healthful living.

19. Innocence bVirtue is found in American innocence (the vast, untamed wilderness) not in European sophistication (dusty libraries, crowded cities, glamorous balls).

20. Relax, Relate, Diffuse 1.Turn your notes face down. 2.According to the Romantics, which provides better living? Why? 3.In your opinion, which provides better living? Why? 4.Write your name on your paper and turn in your response.

21. Inspiration from nature bThe contemplation of nature’s beauty is a path to spiritual and moral development.

22. Inspiration from nature bReflecting on an object in nature led to the creation of a lyric poem.

23. Inspiration from nature bPuritans—nature teaches moral lessons (a manifestation of God) bRomantics—more concerned with an emotional and intellectual awakening—not religious.

24. Inner Experience bSearched for exotic settings in the natural past, the supernatural realm, and old myths, legends, and folk culture

25. Inner Experience bExplored the human mind in the Gothic novel—the supernatural realm of death and decay.

26. Characteristics of the American Romantic Hero byoung or possesses youthful qualities binnocent and pure of purpose

27. Characteristics of the American Romantic Hero ba sense of honor ruled by superior principles bdeeply intuitive versus formal learning

28. Characteristics of the American Romantic Hero bloves nature and avoids town life bquests for higher truth in the natural world

29. Relax, Relate, Diffuse 1.Turn your notes face down. 2.Write ROMANCE down the margin of your index card or paper. 3.Without looking at your notes, assign a word or phrase to each letter in ROMANCE. For example, R=rejects Rationalism. 4.You cannot use the example given. 5.Write name on your paper and turn in your responses.