Define three characteristics that differentiate the literature of American romanticism from the literature of early America and the colonial period.

The Romantics looked at the world differently. It was a reaction against Realism and an escape form a rapidly industrialized world, Great value was placed on intuition (common sense). The dark romantics such as Poe began to delve deep into the human psyche as well.

Meanwhile, Puritan writing was entirely focused on God and religion. Writing was a means of serving God. Take the poetry of Edward Taylor, for instance. His poems were a means of making God more available to the masses. Even the historical journal of William Bradford, "Of Plymouth Plantation" contains many incidents of praise to God for safety and a new home in the new world.