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Romanticism was a scholarly development that underscored nature and the significance of feeling and
creative liberty. From numerous points of view, authors of this time were defying the endeavor to reveal
the truths of the world and human instinct through science and the focal point of the Industrial
Revolution. Feelings and sentiments are significantly more remarkable than being rational in
romanticism. Several noteworthy poets of their time like William Blake, Lord Byron, and William
Wordsworth took interest in writing significant romantic pieces.
But what does it take for a literary work to be considered part of the romanticism?
First and foremost, one thing you will notice about romanticism pieces is that they expose great
reverence for nature. Nature, with its unbound greatness, assumes a colossal part in Romantic writing.
Sentimental poets, artists and authors give individual, profound depictions of nature and its incredible
characteristics. Let us look at William Wordsworth’s poem entitled ‘The World Is Too Much with Us’. In
his work, he made use of the line ‘Little we see in Nature that is ours’, ‘This Sea that bares her bosom to
the moon’, ‘The winds that will be howling at all hours’. In here it is evident that Wordsworth described
nature as something we, people in the modern world, neglect.
Next is in this era, there is a focus on artistry and imagination. Artists learned to expound their thoughts
freely in this period rather than focusing more on technical or logical side. They also incorporated
mystical and divine elements in their works. The Lamb from Songs of Innocence by William Blake poses
these characteristics. The sonnet is a youngster's melody. The first part is pastoral and elucidating, while
the second spotlights on theoretical divine matters and constitutes metaphor which is another
characteristic of a romantic work – there is the use of sensory portrayal with the use of simile and
metaphor. It attempts to know what lies behind all these creations. It tackles faith, nature, and curiosity.
It is also interesting to note that while works in this epoch are artistic and imaginative, artists used
simple, non-complicated, and easy to understand wordings. William Wordsworth actually said this in the
preface of one of his works. It says that the casual language of ordinary people of the middle and lower
