With which of these writers is the "spontaneous overflow of emotion" associated ?
Correct answer: B. William Wordsworth
- A. Ann Radcliffe
- B. William Wordsworth
- C. John Keats
- D. Alfred Lord Tennyson
Explanation
The phrase comes from Wordsworth's definition of poetry as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, recollected in tranquillity. It is a central statement of Romantic poetic theory in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads.
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