The romantic poets rebelled against the rationalism of their time by espousing imagination over logic and reason. how do the poems in this unit extol the power and virtue of human imagination? do you think imagination is as powerful and important to human progress as these poets believe? do we see examples of the power of imagination today? choose two poems and explain how each poem treats the power and virtue of human imagination. then discuss your views on the role of imagination today.

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.