The key word that characterised the Romantic movement was_______________?
Correct answer: B. Imagination
- A. Inspiration
- B. Imagination
- C. Fancy
- D. Decorum
Explanation
Imagination is the defining Romantic faculty because Romantic poets treated it as a creative power that transforms experience and perceives deeper truth. Fancy was usually considered a lesser, more mechanical mental power, while decorum belongs more strongly to Neoclassical aesthetics.
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