Passage 1 The Romantic Period in literature resulted from the reaction to eighteenth-century rationalism in which writers tried to order their experiences with the world. During the eighteenth century the emphasis was on logical conclusions and reason as shown in the study of physics and mathematics and reflected in the literature of the time. The Romantics, on the other hand, turned away from these abstractions in favor of feelings and immediate experiences. They turned their backs on the idea of people as cold, rational beings and portrayed them in all their complexity, warmth, and diversity as individuals. Individualism was stressed by Romantic authors and poets. The individual was valued, not looked down on, even though he or she was of peasant stock. In fact, many people in the upper classes went out into the countryside to converse with those of "rustic and humble life." Literature became concerned with everyday life, not just the lives of kings and queens. Scenes of the family in a simple cottage and hearth, of shepherds and their flocks, and of laborers and their children working in factories were commonplace in Romantic literature. Their feelings, memories, and imaginations suddenly seemed more real and important than those in more opulent surroundings. The first sentence of paragraph 1 indicates that the author's purpose is ______________
A. to describe the Romantic Period.
B. to contrast the Romantic Period with the literature of the eighteenth century.
C. to analyze literature of the Romantic Period.
D. to define just what the Romantic Period involved.
Here, the correct answer would be C because:
The key words are "resulted from" which shows that the author is analyzing causes and effects, not describing, contrasting only, or defining.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.
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