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what romantic element is present in this excerpt from "rip van winkle"?
in a long ramble of the kind, on a fine autumnal day, rip had unconsciously scrambled to one of the highest parts of the kaatskill
mountains. panting and fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned
the brow of a precipice. from an opening between the trees, he could overlook all the lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. he
saw at a distance the lordly hudson, far, far below him, moving on its silent but majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the
sail of a lagging bark, here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom and at last losing itself in the blue highlands.
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the emphasis on individual choice
ob. the emphasis on human optimism
oc the emphasis on the beauty of nature
od. the emphasis on the importance of society
oe. the emphasis on scientific discovery
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The answer is C.

Explanation:

Romanticism was a period in arts from the late 18th century throughout the 19th century. Some of the main characteristics of this period were: emphasis on the writer`s emotions and imagination, fascination with nature, women and mythical elements, freedom, countryside... Authors from this period celebrated life, led a bohemian way of life, they were against wars and industrialization...

Reading this excerpt we can find many beautiful descriptions of nature and see the writer`s fascination with it.

So the correct answer is: the emphasis on the beauty of nature

wordsworth tends to see nature as 'out there'; a presence which surrounds humans, and contributes to human life, but is different from humans. if you look at a typical wordsworth poem (there was a boy, ye knew him well ye rocks) - wordsworth talks about nature as something that needs to be learned about and understood, nature is different from us.  

if you look at a byron poem (the isles of greece is a good one) - byron looks at nature mainly for what it already means to man. wordsworth will look at a landscape and see the mountains, trees, valleys, and rivers as almost spiritual presences - wordsworth wants to get to know nature.  

byron will look at the same landscape and he will want to know who lives there, what are the villages? are there any farms or mines, is there some history?  

wordsworth looks at nature for what it is; byron is forever asking what it means.  

wordsworth thinks that humans are part of nature; byron thinks that nature is part of being human

both inform the reader that faryad and liaqat were not given the chance to tell their version of events at the police station.

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