1. “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”
Written by William Wordsworth and Coleridge in 1798
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2. It’s considered the manifesto of Romantic poetry
It explains the aim of poetry and how it should be written
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3. It contains four main themes:
What should be the object of poetry
What language should be used
Who is the poet
What is poetry
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4. OBJECTS Incidents of common life
Situations from simple and rustic life
They should be written in an interesting way by the poem.
The reason for his preference for humble life is because man is better when is closer to nature, far from the artificiality of civilization.
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5. LANGUAGE Familiar Simple “The language really used by men”
Without volgarity and artificiality
It should express their feelings directly and forcefully.
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6. POET He is more than a man, he is like a God
He finds passions where men don’t find them
He has more sensibility
He has graeter knowledge
He is a man speaking to men
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7. POETRY It’s emotions recollected in tranquillity
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
It’s emotions recollected in tranquillity
It is a memory in poet’s mind
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