Romantic poetry about the natural world uses descriptions of nature _________.

a)for their own sake; to merely describe natural phenomenon

b)to depict a metaphysical concept of nature by endowing it with traits normally associated with humans

c)as a means to demonstrate and discuss the processes of human thinking

d)symbolically to suggest that natural objects correspond to an inner, spiritual world

e)b, c, and d



The correct answer is (e).