Romanticism

3. Huge natural features like mountains or oceans
4. A late eighteenth-century revolution that inspired ideas of freedom (2)
6. Writing that expresses strong personal feelings
8. Valuing personal experience over rules or tradition
9. Freedom from unfair control or authority
11. A social problem often criticised by Romantic writers
13. Showing care and understanding for others’ suffering
17. Treating people fairly regardless of class or background
20. A type of writing that praises emotion and imagination (2)
22. A period of factories, machines, and city growth (2)
25. Learning that encourages creativity rather than strict rules
26. The ability of the mind to create ideas beyond reality
27. A Romantic poet named William who believed nature could teach important lessons

1. The natural world, often shown as powerful or spiritual
2. The process of factory growth that changed society
5. Large towns often shown as unhealthy or cruel
7. A Romantic idea describing overwhelming beauty or fear in nature
10. A writer’s use of “I” to show personal experience (2)
12. Repeating words or ideas for emphasis
14. Using words that appeal to the senses
15. A focus on the thoughts and feelings inside a person’s mind
16. The Romantic belief that feelings are more important than reason
18. A safe escape from busy city life, often found in nature
19. A Romantic writer who explored imagination, science, and responsibility through fiction (2)
21. A stage of life Romantics believed was pure and insightful
23. The cultural movement that reacted against the Enlightenment
24. A way of thinking based mainly on logic and reason