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Comparison of Daffodils and The Prelude by Wordsworth
To Ode to the West Wind by Shelly.

'Romanticism as a literary movement lasted from about 1789 to 1832 and marked a time when rigid ideas about the structure and purpose of society and the universe were breaking down. During this period, emphasis shifted to the importance of the individual's experience in the world and his interpretation of that experience, rather than interpretations handed down by the church or tradition.

Romantic literature is characterized by several features. It emphasized the dream, or inner, world of the individual. The use of imagery was prevalent. There was a growing suspicion of the established church, and a turn toward pantheism Romantic literature emphasized the individual self and the value of the individual's experience. The concept of "the sublime” was introduced. Feeling and emotion were viewed as superior to logic and analysis. All the Romantics were idealist and had......

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