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According to Wordsworth, a poet's task is to:

AInstruct and moralize

BImbue everyday life with grandeur

CPromote complex language

DDescribe historical events

Answer:

B. Imbue everyday life with grandeur

Read Explanation:

According to William Wordsworth, a poet's task is to communicate the common emotions and experiences of humanity to readers. He believed that poetry should be accessible to people from all walks of life. 

  • Wordsworth believed that poets are "men speaking to men". 

  • He believed that poets have a greater understanding of human nature and a more comprehensive soul than ordinary people. 

  • He believed that poets have a greater power of imagination and can react emotionally to events they haven't directly experienced. 

  • He believed that poets should share the joy of their emotions with their readers. 

  • He believed that poets should use ordinary situations in rustic life as subject matter for their poetry. 


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