Which poet emphasized on rustic language in Poetry ?
Correct answer: B. William Wordsworth
- A. John Keats
- B. William Wordsworth
- C. William Blake
- D. Thomas Gray
Explanation
William Wordsworth defended the use of the language of ordinary rural people in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads. This emphasis on rustic language is a key feature of his Romantic poetic theory.
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