Poetry is a varied art form. Poetry is expression with words, using aesthetics and definition. The choice of words in poetry is the most important thing. Devices such as assonance, alliteration, and rhythm work in a poem to convey a certain image or to aid understanding. Similes and metaphors can take two different objects, like a potato and a cinder block, and if done correctly, use them to describe how Abraham Lincoln dealt with the scoundrels. Poetry is beautiful. One of the best genres of poetry, let alone a great literary movement, is Romanticism or the Post-Enlightenment Romantics. Romanticism was a philosophical and literary movement of the mid-to-late 18th century. It emerged in reaction to the Enlightenment ideas of the time: Romanticism favored more emotional and passionate objects, while Enlightenment thinkers focused on science and political and economic progress. More than anything, Enlightenment thinkers focused on rationality. Romantics have a deep affection for irrationality and love. The romantics used strong emotion as a source of literary inspiration. Absolute originality was valuable in Romanticism, before this idea of ​​copying past works was a crucial step in the creative process. This movement influenced and continues to influence all literary genres today. For example, the Byronic Code, written by George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron, states that a hero in a story must be a genius, gifted and solitary, and that the story must follow him as he progresses. he becomes inspired and brilliant to find the solution. This sounds a lot like almost every character on modern TV shows. Characters like House, Patrick Jane from The Mentalists and Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are ...... middle of paper ...... this is one of my two examples. This is also one of my favorite poems, not to mention romantic poems. Shelley, Percy Byshe. "O World! O Life! O Time!" The Complete Poetic Works of PercyBysshe Shelley. Comp. Thomas Hutchinson. Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar, 2009. 681.Print. This is a poem by Shelley about leaving youth behind and lamenting it. Beautiful example of romanticism. Also very brief, so easy to use in this article. “Lord Byron.” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. April 26, 2011. The web. April 26, 2011. This is a website with a short background section and biographical data that was helpful in my article. It also contains little information that I could use. “Percy Bysshe Shelley.” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Internet. April 25, 2011. This is a website containing biographical information about Shelley. It also contains relevant information about his works and his death..