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.