Edgar Allen Poe, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Imagery, freedom with thought or expression, and nature are all key ingredients for romanticism. This form of writing style had transformed the era, using the senses to have others relate. Edgar Allen Poe, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and many more where all Poets that had used romanticism as a way to get the reader to use their senses and in doing so, get a feeling or idea across. Using the three key ingredients is what makes romanticism, without them there is no question it would be a different kind of writing style.

When we talk about romanticism style there needs to be imagery. Imagery is supposed to paint a picture in your head. When you read something that gives you a description like a cold

When Poe presents his thought through his story he is expressing his feelings about humanity through his work. When a story presents a thought or idea the writer is expressing themselves. Expression plays an important role in communicating ideas to others, an example could be seen in Paul Revers Ride by Longfellow. He wanted his readers to also feel the protection of the union was important and to remember the sacrifices made for it and made Revere look like a hero to the readers. “In the hour of darkness and peril and need,

The people will waken and listen to hear

The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,

And the midnight message of Paul Revere.”

When he uses the words darkness and in peril and Paul Revere saves the day, it makes his message come across. That saving the union is the right thing to of been done.

Lastly nature is often used in romanticism, using nature in description to connect to the readers. We have all experienced our outer world at some point in our lives, and using description of it can be related by majority. William Cullen in Thanopsis uses this relation to explain the process of life to death. Thy image. Earth, that hourished thee, shall claim

Thy growth, to be resolv'd to earth again;

And, lost each human trace, surrend'ring up

Thine individual being, shalt thou go

To mix forever with the