Poetry movements Flashcards
(10 cards)
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Metaphysical when
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17th century
2
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Cavalier when
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17th century
3
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Romantics when
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18th to early 19th
4
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Victorian when
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19th century
5
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Modernists when
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Early 20th century poets
6
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Metaphysical
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Poets who used metaphors to explore themes like love, death and existence.
7
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Cavalier
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Served the king and wrote about love, honour and carpe diam.
8
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Romantics
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Focused on emotion, nature and imagination with an opposition against the industry.
9
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Victorian
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Under Queen Victoria’s reign explored morality, social change and religion.
10
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Modernists
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Broke traditional forms and experimented with language and structure highlighting alienation and fragmentation.
