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The "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" discusses the importance of:

AInnovation in verse form

BThe relationship between the poet and reader

CThe commercial aspect of poetry

DReligious allegory

Answer:

B. The relationship between the poet and reader

Read Explanation:

William Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads discusses the relationship between the poet and reader. Wordsworth believed that poetry should be a way for the poet to educate the reader and evoke feelings of pleasure and tranquility. 

  • The poet's role

    Wordsworth believed that the poet's role was to be a "man speaking to men". He believed that the poet should use everyday language to describe ordinary experiences, and that the poet's emotions should guide the poem. 

  • The reader's experience

    Wordsworth believed that poetry should evoke feelings of pleasure and tranquility in the reader. He believed that poetry should capture the reader's imagination and that the reader should experience an emotional and thoughtful connection with the poem. 

  • The purpose of poetry

    Wordsworth believed that the purpose of poetry was to stir passion in the reader. He believed that poetry should be a way to express powerful feelings, and that poetry should be inspired by emotion, recollected in tranquility. 

Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads is considered a manifesto of the Romantic movement. 


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