Which of the following Romantic poets would have been most likely to write a poem celebrating the innocence of childhood ?
Correct answer: C. William Blake
- A. Lord Byron
- B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- C. William Blake
- D. William Wordsworth
Explanation
William Blake’s Songs of Innocence directly celebrates childhood purity, wonder and innocence, making him the strongest choice. Wordsworth also wrote about childhood, but Blake’s contrast between innocence and experience is the clearer anchor.
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