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The line "It is an honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind" appears in which essay ?

Correct answer: C. "Advertisement to Lyrical Ballads"

  • A. "A Defense of Poetry"
  • B. "The Rights of Man"
  • C. "Advertisement to Lyrical Ballads"
  • D. "An Essay on Dramatic Poetry"

Explanation

The statement comes from Wordsworth's Advertisement to Lyrical Ballads, where he explains that poetry may draw its materials from any subject capable of engaging the human mind. The other options are different prose works by other writers or genres.

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