Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with _________________?
Correct answer: B. A desire to make the world into a better place
- A. No sense of reality
- B. A desire to make the world into a better place
- C. A dark and twisted outlook on the world
- D. A strong dislike of women
Explanation
Shelley's poetry expresses Romantic idealism and a hope that imagination, reform and human sympathy can improve society. The options about reality, women and a dark outlook misrepresent his central poetic vision.
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