Romantic poetry was part of the Romantic movement in European literature during the 18th and 19th centuries. In part, the movement was a rebellion in response to the Enlightenment movement, which focused on more scientific and rational thinking; the romantics opposed order and rationality to embrace freedom. You could say that Romantic poetry is about humans returning to nature. Important features of Romantic poetry emphasized passion and emotion, there was a cult of nature and an intense dislike of urban life; most of the time, the subject of Romantic poetry was ordinary people. There was also a love for the medieval age. George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) was a famous English Romantic poet. The poem is about a person moving away from someone they once loved, and once separated, the love turned to coldness. The reason for the lovers' separation is unclear. Romanticism is showcased in this poem because it compares the feeling of depression to nature, and also because this poem is very relatable as most people experience similar feelings when they separate from their loved ones. John Keats (1795-1821) was another English Romantic poet. Along with George Gordon Byron, Keats was one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. However, Keats had relatively few readers while he was alive. It was only after his death that he became recognized as the leading Romantic poet. Keats' poetry was characterized by sensual imagery and he often associated both love and pain in his poetry. When I Have Fears is a poem written by John Keats and is about a poet and his fear of mortality. You can see how his fear of death is shown in the first lines and how he will not be fulfilled as a writer. There is also the fear of losing loved ones. In the end, Keats resolves his fears by no longer giving importance to love and
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