The line ‘‘Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world’’ is by:
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A.
P.B. Shelley
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B.
John Keats
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C.
Matthew Arnold
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D.
Ezra Pound
Correct Answer:
A. P.B. Shelley
Explanation:
Shelley’s 1821 work, The Defence of Poetry, posits that poets are the world's unacknowledged legislators. This indicates that through their writing, poets exercise a subtle moral authority, which makes option (a) the right answer.
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