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"I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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In the late 18th, early 19th Century "romanticism" swept across Europe. It was an artistic and philosophical movement that stressed individualism, subjectivity, and emotion. Generally, romantic era poetry praised the individual, giving voice to the common man, his life, and nature. Nature, in fact, proves to be a very prevalent theme in romantic era poetry.
The style the poetry stressed was everyday language, along with a free form presentation.
While romance and love can be a subject of poetry during this time, the "romanticism" movement has little in common with what we consider romantic today. These poets tended to distrust the human world and invited the reader to believe in the poet.
Several romantic era poets include:
William Wadsworth
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allen Poe
Mary Shelley
Emily Dickinson
Sir Walter Scott
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
My favorite Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem is "How Do I Love Thee?" It embodied the dominant theme of romantic poetry by capturing strong natural emotion and making it art. I thought I'd share it with you today.
How Do I Love Thee
By: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breath and height
my soul can reach when feeling out of sight.
for the ends of the being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's most quiet need,
by sun and candle light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use.
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints.
I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life;
And if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_poetry
Question: Do you have a favorite Romantic Poet?
Challenge: Write a poem blending nature with romance/love. I'm giving out Poetry Merit Badges to my favorites and will feature the poems in my next Romance/Love Newsletter.
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Feedback from my Romance/Love Newsletter DTD: 5 MAR 2014: Is Divergent Romantic?
pinkbarbie
This newsletter came at the right time because I am writing romantica these days. I haven't read 'Divergent', but it sounds so interesting.
Raine 
I've read all three books and, while the furor is high over the non-traditional ending, I loved the series. To me, the way Roth ended the series is more difficult and yet more rewarding. Is it romantic? Yes, in the sense that both Four and Tris are searching for love and acceptance and find that in one another. Romantic, yes. A romance? No. You'll understand when you finish reading Allegiant. I'm not telling. I hate spoilers. 
I just finished Allegiant and I think you're spot on. Tris and Four are searching for love, but in a futuristic world that's seen it's fair share of war, can love be lasting? I thought it was a realistic ending given the setting and action that occurs.
Quick-Quill 
I've not read the book. The movie looks mildly interesting, but I'll wait until it comes out in the Red Box. or Netflix.
monty31802
I have not read it but with the bit of preview you gave I might. Thank you for your Newsletters.
You're welcome! 
Turkey DrumStik 
I haven't read Divergent, but this makes me want to do so precisely because of the lack of traditional romance (along with the dystopia, but that's another story). I don't always write love stories, but when I do, I kick traditional elements straight out the door. (I had to go for broke with that old clichéd meme there.) What I like about relationships developing through adversity is that it gives the characters involved a chance to see each other at their worst right away. They also generally have to work together to solve mutual adversities, which is paramount for an enduring relationship. Likewise, when the dust settles, there's lots of room to explore how they see each other when not under duress with the knowledge of the other person under more strenuous circumstances. These types of things prompt me to push my mental boundaries as a reader and as a writer. Unconventional romance such as what's been described here, I feel, is where the greatest story development can be found.
Stik, you hit the nail on the head regarding the appeal of non traditional romance, which Tris and Four really do develop through the course of the novels. They face adversity after adversity and how they pick up the pieces after the dust settles is the appeal for the reader. That's what I liked about it.
Kelsey needs to write!
I've never responded to these, but this one seems important. I find that Divergent does a wonderful job with the romance in the story considering the circumstances. It's not a happy society and it's difficult to have a romantic relationship. The novel also deals with issues in a relationship, such as trust, that works in friendship as well. I enjoyed how it didn't take over the novel, but there were subtle (and obvious) ways that the author portrayed them falling in love. There's a wonderful quote in the novel that I took a picture of because I do think this was handled very well considering it was a Dystopian novel.
"I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed and they had no choice in the matter afterwards. And maybe that's true of beginnings but that's not true of this, now. I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me." (Allegiant)
There's this theme in YA (and romance) where the main character falls in love and from then on is stuck in the relationship, no matter what. Whenever they get angry, I want to yell "Leave him/her!" because they only say they have to love them and don't know how to go on without them. As that's all romantic, it gives this idea that you're relationship is only a true one filled with love if you feel that you have to be together.
This quote summarizes what true love is. There's none of this "I saw him and I was a goner." While that's romantic, it feels forced. We have no clue how the end would have turned out, but I loved that she made a choice and the choice was Four.
Excellent quote by Tris that sums up her feelings for Four very well and that's what makes it connect and resonate with us because when we fall in love, don't we make the same choice day after day, rain or shine, disappointment or happiness?
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