Wordsworth's Preface Thinking Activity

Thinking Activity on Wordsworth Preface

1 Do You agree with Wordsworth's poetic Creed?

Ans. Yes I agree with Wordsworth's Poetic Creed because poetry should be understandable for all. He advocated Rural life and very man from nature rustic life attracts them most. they sing the glory of the rural life. His path different from earlier classical Poets who strictly follow the rules and regulation of poetry.

(2) What is Poet

 Wordsworth said that "Poet is a man who speaking to man, endued with more lively sensible who has greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind" so here we can say that poet should be a lover of nature and also familiar with the nature then he realize about the common men's emotion and feeling and express that emotion through poetry. 

(3) language of poetry

Then Wordsworth said that Language of poetry should be connected to rural life which used by common people. I agree to this point that language should be simple and related to common people so, that all common people enjoy and feel the charm of poetry in their words.

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(4) Subject Of Poetry 

The subject of poetry should be express the nature and rustic life of common people. Nature is the greatest object and subject for Wordsworth. We have seen in classical Era that, poetry was written on royal family for praising them but, Wordsworth used different subject for poetry which connected with pure nature, common man and rustic life to convey his ideas.

2. Do you think poems are better written with simple language or obscure language? / Do common men, peasants, farm laborers poor people make better subject for poem than land lords, rich people? / Is poet a genius as Coleridge thinks or is s/he common man speaking to common men as Wordsworth thinks? 

According to me, poetry are better written in simple language because it is better for rustic people, we know that half of  population of any country living in countryside so simple language can express their idea and they also feel and get charm of poetry in their language.

Countryside people or object  like Peasant, farm, laborers and  poor people are pure and great subject of poetry because according to me, real world living in rural area. Rustic people have their emotion their connection with nature, their humbleness, way of life all are great and better  subject for poetry than rich people and city life.

I agree with Wordsworth that poet a man speaking to men who has greater knowledge of human nature and sympathy for rural people. It doesn't matter that poet must a genius and philosopher that Coleridge think. According to me that it is not necessary to be genius to write poetry because we have great example that in our Gujarati poet like Akha Bhagat who totally illiterate person though, he written many great 'Chappa' in such a way.