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What does the term 'The Sublime' typically refer to in Romantic nature poetry?

  1. A small, neatly manicured walled garden designed for quiet afternoon tea parties and leisure
  2. An experience of overwhelming greatness, awe, or terror in the face of nature
  3. A specific technical rhyme scheme commonly found in pastoral elegies of the era
  4. The political and constitutional structure of the British monarchy and Parliament
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Correct answer: An experience of overwhelming greatness, awe, or terror in the face of nature

The Sublime involves a sense of the infinite or the powerful (like mountains or storms) that transcends human understanding. It often evokes a mixture of fear and admiration, a central theme in the works of Byron and Shelley.

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