Coleridge considered imagination as______________?
Correct answer: B. Modifying power
- A. Critical faculty
- B. Modifying power
- C. A psychological experience
- D. A product of intellect
Explanation
For Coleridge, imagination is an active and shaping power that transforms and unifies experience, whereas fancy mainly rearranges existing images. Therefore ‘modifying power’ best captures his distinction.
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