Question

Compare and contrast between romantic poetry and victorian poetry

Answer 1

Romantic period and Victorian period were two major periods in English literature. Romantic and Victorian poetry refer to the poetry produced in the Romantic and Victorian periods, respectively. The key difference between Romantic and Victorian poetry lies in the way in which these two schools of poetry portrayed life, new inventions, idea, and philosophies. Romantic poetry was mainly influenced by nature and regarded nature in an idealistic and romantic light whereas Victorian poetry was more or less influenced by scientific and technological discoveries of the period.