Introduction to Bright Romanticism and American Individualism

Question 1

How does “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” express romantic and transcendental ideas? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It shows that the writer is more interested in the stars’ beauty than in scientific measurements.; It portrays the writer as being more at peace by himself than in the crowd at the lecture.; It demonstrates that an individual can understand the stars just by going out and looking at them.

Question 2

Reread lines 1–5. What is the speaker’s viewpoint on the astronomy lecture?

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He feels tired and sick because the focus on the mechanical measurements of stars is not satisfying to him.

Question 3

Reread lines 6-8. What is the speaker’s viewpoint of the stars themselves?

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Stars can be understood through their beauty, not through their measurements.

Question 4

Based on the speaker’s viewpoint, which statement would he likely disagree with?

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