what are the dominant poetic forms for the romantic period

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"FIRST-PERSON LYRIC POEM BECAME THE MAJOR ROMANTIC LITERARY FORM, WITH “I” OFTEN REFERRING DIRECTLY TO THE POET.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF BE-CAME A MAJOR TOPIC OF ROMANTIC POETRY. "

POETS OFTEN SAW THEMSELVES AS PROPHETS IN A TIME OF CRISIS, REVIS-ING THE PROMISE OF DIVINE REDEMP-TION IN TERMS OF A “HEAVEN” ON EARTH. "