In the following excerpt from To A Mouse, the speaker apologizes to the mouse for ruining his home:

Question

I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion
Has broken Nature’s social union,
An’ justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An’ fellow-mortal!

Question 7
Based on the text above, which characteristic of Romanticism is expressed in this idea: (1 point)
Responses

a. The individual is more important than society

b. Nature & wilderness are more important than human works.

c. Human emotion & imagination are more important than reasoning

d. The common man is more important than aristocrats

Answer 1

a. The individual is more important than society