Question

Which of the following statements about American Romanticism is not true? 1)Romanticism originated in British Literature and migrated to American Literature. 2)Transcendentalism and gothic short stories are subgenres of American Romanticism. 3)American Romantic poetry follows a fixed rhyme scheme and structure. 4)Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over reason and intellect.

Answer 1

The statement about American Romanticism that is not true is 3)American Romantic poetry follows a fixed rhyme scheme and structure.

The American Romanticism, that lasted from about 1830 to 1870, was a movement that represented a shift from faith and beliefs in science and reason to the faith in emotions, feelings, and nature.  the belief in the goodness in humanity and the return to nature leaving the reason of corruption behind which is civilization. Two subgenres evolved from this movement Transcendentalists (beliefs and focus on what is spiritual and emotional rather then what is physical) and gothic literature (related to all what is dark, scary, gloomy and mysteries).

Answer 2

2 transcendentalism and gothic short stories are of american romanticism