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Romanticism: is an assertion of independence, a departure from the neo-classic rules. A work of art must be original. Modernism: is used to apply to the works of a group of poets, novelists, painters, and musicians between 1910 and the early years after the world war2.The term includes various trends or schools, and it means a departure from the conventional criteria or established values of the Victorian age. The Theatre of the Absurd: It refers to the technique which seeks to depict the multitudinous and feelings which pass through the mind. Ode: is a rhymed lyric expressing noble feeling, often addressed to a person of celebrating an event. Stream of Consciousness: It refers to the technique which seeks to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind. Angry Young Men: During the fifties there appeared a group of young writers who were fiercely critical of the established order. They were called ***. Wessex Novels: The ** were written by Hardy who vividly and truthfully described the tragic lives of the tenants in the last decade of 19th century. Interior Monologue: It refers to the technique which seeks to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass trough the mind. The Lakes Poets: It refers to Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey who lived in the Lake area and wrote poems to express their love of nature. Lyrical Ballads: It was publishedin1798 written by Wordsworth and Coleridge. The preface to this collection of poem is an important piece of literary criticism in English literature. It can be read as a declaration of romanticism, in which W* openly expresses his theory of poetry. Neo-Classicism: It emphasizes reason rather than emotion, form rather than content. It stresses elegance, correctness, appropriateness and restraint. Heroic Couplet: It is a pair of rhyming iambic pentameter lines. Sentimentalism: It craves for something more natural and spontaneous in thought and language. It stresses emotions and sentiments.