ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution?
A
The popularity of Romantic poetry
B
The European economy shifting into a global economy
C
The population increase in Europe
D
Europe’s shift into being a manufacturing economy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution also influenced Romanticism, which was in part about escaping from modern realities. Romanticism was a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and also a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution had the most significant effect on Romantic poetry because it served as a direct antithesis to the poet’s subject matter during that time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The changing landscape, brought about by the Industrial and agricultural revolutions with the expansion of the city and depopulation of the countryside, was another influence on the growth of the Romantic movement in Britain.

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