Stacy Brown
Humanities 2002C
At the end of the Renaissance a new period of music, art and literature emerged known as the Baroque period. The Baroque period lasted during the 1600’s-1700. The Baroque period had several qualities that distinguished it from other periods, namely in the form of literature. One such quality is that the writing was very expansive and huge; the writers used many ornate detailed words in their poetry and stories. Baroque literature was also very dramatic, it could make small unimportant things, seem very important. Another important quality is the great contrast present in the literature. This is shown in many different forms, such as the tone of the story or poem. Very quickly the tone of the literature can move from a very happy mood to a somber more depressing mood. Another way to describe this is to think of the literature as moving from a very light, bright tone to a much darker tone. In general the ornate nature of Baroque......
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