ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Wordsworth added the ‘Preface’ because he felt that his poems were ____
A
Very relatable
B
different in theme and style
C
different in meter and rhythm
D
very specific
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In brief the main ideas which Wordsworth lists in the Preface are the following: The subject matter of poetry is whatever that interests the human mind. The Lyrical Ballads are written as experiments, to try out the use of the language of conversation of real people in poetry.

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