Question

How did Victorian poets differ from Romantics in their treatment of industrialization?

• A. Victorian poets chose to idealize a pre-industrial past, rejecting the present.
• B. Victorians took responsibility and addressed social reforms
• C. Victorian poets primarily used industrial themes to highlight human suffering without proposing solutions.
• D. Victorian poets emphasized personal introspection and emotional responses to industrial change, similar to the Romantics.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Victorians took responsibility and addressed social reforms

• Unlike the Romantics, who often escaped to nature and avoided the harsh realities of city life, Victorian poets actively engaged with the social consequences of industrialization—such as poverty and inequality—and used their poetry to advocate for reform and give a voice to the common people.