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The romantic period is a term applied to the literature of approximately the first third of the nineteenth century. During this time, literature began to move in channels that were not entirely new but were in strong contrast to the standard literary practice of the eighteenth century. How the word romantic came to be applied to this period is something of a puzzle. Originally the word was applied to the Latin or Roman dialects used in the Roman provinces, especially France, and to the stories written in these dialects. Romantic is a derivative of romant, which was borrowed from the French romaunt in the sixteenth century. At first it meant only "like the old romances" but gradually it began to carry a certain taint. Romantic, according to L. P. Smith in his Words and Idioms, connoted "false and fictitious beings and feelings, without real existence in fact or in human nature"; it also suggested "old castles, mountains and forests, pastoral plains, waste an...

In poems, stanzas are the visual divisions of the lines. The different number of lines in a stanza have different names and they are as follows: Two lines - couplet Three lines - tercet Four lines- quatrain Five lines- quintet Six lines-sestet Eight lines-octave Fourteen lines - sonnet

poetry is broadly divided into two types 1.objective or narrative poetry 2.subjective poetry OBJECTIVE OR NARRATIVE POETRY this is the type of poetry that tells a story, that narrates, in this type of poetry,the writer presents his characters and their thoughts ,feelings and actions ,with him self remaining detached. some times,the story told is pure fiction but generally based on facts.   To this category belongs: 1.the epic 2.the ballad 3.the romance The epic The epic is the longest poem in English literature. It celebrates real historical events heroic achievements, heroic figures, civilization and such other subjects. It is usually written in grand style. The epic maybe oral(primary epic)  or written (secondary epic). It sometimes features supernatural characters. An example is "paradise lost" by John Milton. The Ballad The Ballad is a song, transmitted orally which tells a story. The story is usually told in a dramatic way. Its subject matter maybe ...

LETS START FROM THE BASICS A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words. Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. here are some figures of speech that we commonly come across 1.  Alliteration : The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Example: She sells  by the seashore. 2. Anaphora : The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. Example: Unfortunately, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the wrong day. 3. Antithesis : The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. Example: As Ab...