What are the more important characteristics of Romantic Poetry? discuss with special reference to Wordsworth & Keats.

The period from 1798-1837 is known as the Romantic age. This period was mainly a reaction against the philosophy of enlightenment period that dominated much of European philosophy. In 1798, Wordsworth & Coleridge published a collection of poem entitled as 'Lyrical Ballads', with it began the new age known as Romantic age.

Characteristics of Romantic Poetry:

1. Interest in rural life: In the poetry of romantic age the interest of poets was transferred from town to rural. They reflected the rural life in their poetry.

2. Common Life: Romantic poets started taking interest in common life. A renewed interest in the simple life marked the poetry of the poets of this age. A feeling of humanitarianism coloured the poetry of Wordsworth.

3. Love of liberty & freedom: In romantic poetry, the emphasis was laid on liberty and freedom of individual. Romantic poets were rebels against tyranny & brutality.

4. Supernaturalism: It is another outstanding quality of romantic poetry. It was this supernaturalism that gave the atmosphere of wonder and mystery to the poetry.

5. Endless variety: In romantic poetry , we come across an endless variety. The poetry of this age is as varied as the character and moods of different writers.

6. Subjectivity: It began to have it's full play in the poetry of this age. The poets of this period were in favour of giving a subjective interpretation of the objective realities of life.

Reference to Wordsworth & Keats:

William Wordsworth & John Keats is the two great poets of romantic age. The poetry of Wordsworth & Keats is full of imagination. They don't think that writers should be earth bound, realistic g factual. In "Tintern Abbey" Wordsworth use his high imagination. Keats flies to the fanciful world of the Nightingale in his most beautiful poem "Ode tk a Nightingale".

 Moreover, both the poets are the great lover of nature. Wordsworth is the high priest of nature. The poet doesn't care about rules & regulations. They guves free expression to their emotion. Wordsworth's poetry is top to bottom subjective. Wordsworth makes natural objects supernatural.

*Caution: YOU HAVE TO WRITE BROADLY IN THIS WAY. IT'S JUST THE MAIN THEME.