ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Poetry is defined as ‘Spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling’ by:
A
Shelley
B
Coleridge
C
Wordsworth
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” This quote by William Wordsworth defines poetry as the expression of emotions that a regular conversation would not be able to project.

Detailed explanation-2: -For Wordsworth, poetry, which should be written in “the real language of men, ” is nevertheless “the spontaneous overflow of feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”

Detailed explanation-3: -William Wordsworth believed that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of emotions. By this quote, he implied that poetry comes out of emotions and inspiration.

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