Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworth's Lucy poems were primarily about ______________?
Correct answer: D. Love
- A. Death
- B. Perception
- C. Exhaustion
- D. Love
Explanation
Duncan Wu challenges the view that Wordsworth’s Lucy poems are primarily love poems. Their central concerns include perception, mortality, nature, and emotional response, so “love” is the rejected emphasis.
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