Complete the following sentence. Wordsworth conceives of himself as a "chosen son" primarily because_____________?
Correct answer: D. he feels especially connected to nature due to his experience as a youth.
- A. his brothers died in their youth.
- B. he was endowed with a great poetic talent.
- C. he was given special educational opportunities.
- D. he feels especially connected to nature due to his experience as a youth.
Explanation
Wordsworth sees himself as specially chosen because his youthful experiences in nature gave him an unusually deep poetic and spiritual connection with the natural world. This idea supports his Romantic belief in nature as a source of moral and imaginative power.
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