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Wordsworth's Views of Poetry and the Poet.
Exercises page 156.
- The subject of poetry should be common life, its incidents and situations.
The language is the one really used by men with an additional colouring of imagination.
The poet is a man who speaks to other men; he is sensitive and has the ability to feel deeply, to respond to nature and to articulate
•2. Now look more closely at Wordsworth's ideas about poetry and contemplate the table below in your notebook.
Subject matter of poetry Poetry should deal with incidents and situations from
common life
The language of poetry Poetry should use familiar words
The poet's identity The poet is a man speaking to other men who has a
greater knowledge of human nature
The creative act of the poet The creative process starts from an emotion which is
contemplated by the poet