Chartless I never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet now I know how the heather looks,
And what a wave must be.
I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in Heaven;
Yet certain am I of the spot
As if the chart were given.

1. Consider Dickinson’s poem “Chartless.” This poem exemplifies the elements of Romanticism because…

Light; it emphasizes the individual rather than society and describes the individual as good despite society’s corrupting nature.

Dark; it emphasizes an urban setting and focuses on the troubling aspects of the human psyche.

Light; it emphasizes imagination and discusses nature as a source of spiritual nourishment.

Dark; it emphasizes a darker and wilder tone and describes the harsher nature of human emotion and action.