ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which writing piece started Wordsworth’s literary career?
A
Descriptive Sketches
B
Lyrical Ballads
C
Poems in Two Volumes
D
The Recluse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stimulated by Coleridge and under the healing influences of nature and his sister, Wordsworth began in 1797–98 to compose the short lyrical and dramatic poems for which he is best remembered by many readers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aim of this essay is to examine Descriptive Sketches (written in 1791–92, published with An Evening Walk in 1793) as a poem with its own personal and stylistic integrity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 7 April 1770. Much of his poetry was inspired by the dramatic landscapes of the Lake District, and his work did much to alter public perceptions of that part of England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wordsworth’s earliest poetry was published in 1793 in the collections An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches.

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