The Romantic Period

In response to the political climate, British politicians?

Introduced repressive measures

Under the policy of Laissez Faire?

There is no government interference in economic policy

For Romantic poets, nature?

A force that acts on the human mind

Which of the following statements does not describe the Romantic period in Britain?

During this time, Great Britain was a placid, agrarian nation

Which of the following events did not take place during the Romantic period?

England lost its American colonies

Which of the following statements does not apply to the term romantic?

It refers to the sentimental love stories popularized by the Romantic poets

Which of the following writers are "second generation" Romantic poets?

John Keats; Percy Bysshe Shelby; and George Gordon, Lord Byron

The phrase that does not fit the Romantics' definition of a poet is?

One who "reasons in verse"

During the Industrial Revolution?

Private owners took over communal farming areas

Through their lyric poetry, Romantic poets?

Revealed passionate and heartfelt beliefs