Which poet would have been most likely to compose a poem examining his own childhood ?
Correct answer: C. William Wordsworth
- A. Percy Shelley
- B. John Keats
- C. William Wordsworth
- D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Explanation
William Wordsworth frequently examined childhood, memory, and the development of the mind, especially in poems such as the autobiographical The Prelude. The other Romantic poets were less strongly associated with childhood recollection.
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