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Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) RUSHReformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) INNERIndividiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason.Classical Period democracy and republic governments formed Classical religion mainly polytheistic Classical theme humanism—simply a focus on humans. Socratic Method where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open discussion. Classical Period. Greek Epic Poetry Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Which use exalted language and celebrate the cultural values of the heroic age. Classical Period. Greek Lyrical Poetry poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language. Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period Roman poetry poetry that follows much of the form and content of Greek poetry while exalting the Roman Empire. The Greek poet Sappho explored human emotions, such as love and desire, in her poem "A Lament for Adonis." Classical Period. Classical Period Theater theater structure that laid the foundations for theater as we know it today. It addressed period themes such as humanism, truth, balance, and the essence of life. It included such literary devices as foreshadowing, tragic irony, reversal of fortune, double entendre, discovery, and use of a chorus.