LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY
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Question
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Demonstrate how the human imagination is fragile
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Demonstrate how the human mind comprehends and perceives truth
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Demonstrate the power of the French Revolution on the British Romantic consciousness
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Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between imagination and death
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “Mont Blanc", Percy Shelley compares the power of the mountain against the power of the human imagination. Although he emphasised the ability of the human imagination to uncover truth through a study of nature, he questions the notion of religious certainty.
Detailed explanation-2: -In poetic creation, creative imagining helps the poet to know his inner self or the unconscious. This interaction also shows the materials with which the artist/poet works in artistic/poetic creation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Literally speaking, “Mont Blanc” is obviously about mountain, which can be inferred from the title. The symbol of the largest mountain in the alps is a symbol of the power of nature. The second stanza is composed of tons of observations that Shelley makes as he takes in the mountain and nature surrounding it.