Naturalism, Romanticism

Five Characteristics of Naturalism

(1859, Darwin’s Origin of Species)

-scientific detachment

-determinism

-pessimism

-poverty and miserable circumstances

-indifferent or hostile nature

Five Characteristics of Romanticism

(1800-1850)

• Interest in the common man and childhood

• Strong senses, emotions, and feelings

• Awe of nature

• Celebration of the individual

• Importance of imagination

DIRECTIONS FOR GROUPS

1) Read a poem aloud and then evaluate it according to the criteria listed above and the directions below.

2) For Crane, which characteristics of Naturalism apply to each poem. Write the name of the poem and then each applicable characteristic and copy the line that supports that characteristic.

3) Do the same for Maria Helen Williams, except use the characteristics of Romanticism.

4) Is there anything that these poems have in common, in terms of style, tone, ideas, themes? Yes or no, and explain in 5 sentences.