This paper shows the development of Croatian literature during the 19th century with a highlight on the time of the Croatian national revival. The situation in Dalmatia, where the revival appeared later, was particularly highlighted. The main part of this work deals with the analysis of national-patriotic motifs in the poetry of Ana Vidović (1800 - 1879) and Nikola Tommaseo (1802 - 1874). The writers were born in Šibenik, but Ana Vidović was Croatian, while Nikola Tommaseo was Italian. In the first part of the paper, a brief overview of the development of poetry in Croatian revival literature was made. Highlight is placed on the works that fulfill their revival role, and the differences between romantic and revival poetry are highlighted. The second part of the paper is devoted to Nikola Tommaseo and the analysis of his work Iskrice. In the mentioned work, Tommaseo uses a number of national-patriotic motifs, of which the motifs of language and community stand out in particular. The third part of the paper focuses on Ana Vidović, a writer who became a symbol of female participation in the Croatian revival. Several works were selected in which national-patriotic motifs were analyzed: Anka i Stanko, Romolo ossia la fondazione di Roma and the poems "Vidjenja" and "Mali vijenac". In the last part of the paper, a comparison of the national-patriotic motifs of Ana Vidović and Nikola Tommaseo was made on the substantive and formal level. Revival motifs are a common element of their poetry, but certain differences are highlighted on the formal level, with the most important ideological difference: the view on the unification of Dalmatia.