Who refers to poetry as "an imitation of nature" ?
Correct answer: C. William Hazlitt
- A. Percy Shelley
- B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- C. William Hazlitt
- D. William Wordsworth
Explanation
William Hazlitt used the idea of poetry as an imitation of nature in his discussion of poetic art. Shelley and Wordsworth offered influential theories of poetry, but this particular formulation is associated with Hazlitt.
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