Age of identity exploration. Young people are deciding who they are and what they want out of work, school and love. Age of instability.

A literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material.

The art of speaking or writing effectively: such as the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times.

A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

A legendary or a traditional story that usually concerns an event or a hero, with or without using factual or real explanations.

Conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque.

A movement in nineteenth-century American literature and thought. It called on people to view the objects in the world as small versions of the whole universe and to trust their individual intuitions.

Any of a variety of religious, spiritual and devotional practices that focus on the worship of the nature spirits considered to be behind the natural phenomena visible throughout nature.

A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.

The expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune.