Who has defined 'poetry' as a fundamental creative act using languages ?
Correct answer: C. Dylan Thomas
- A. H. W. Longfellow
- B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- C. Dylan Thomas
- D. William Wordsworth
Explanation
Dylan Thomas described poetry as a fundamental creative act using language, stressing that poetry creates rather than merely reports experience. The other writers are associated with different definitions and poetic theories.
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