Wordsworth's theory of poetry appears in_____________?
Correct answer: C. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
- A. Excursion
- B. Tintern Abbey Lines
- C. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
- D. Immortality Ode
Explanation
Wordsworth presents his theory that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in tranquillity in the 1802 Preface to Lyrical Ballads. The poems listed in the other options illustrate Romantic ideas but are not the main statement of his poetic theory.
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