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William WordsworthPreface to Lyrical Ballads
Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1800A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Wordsworth suggests that “by the act of writing in verse an Author makes a formal engagement that he will gratify certain known habits of association” (2). In what respect does he believe his poems may confound the expectations of his readers?
2.
What might Wordsworth mean by “the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers” (2)? How, in his view, does his own poetry set itself apart from such work?
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