"Poetry sheds no tears 'such as Angles weep', but natural and human tears;" are lines by
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A.
Wordsworth
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B.
Shelley
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C.
Coleridge
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D.
Keats
Correct Answer:
A. Wordsworth
Explanation:
The correct answer is Wordsworth. This quote is found in the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, written by William Wordsworth. In this influential work of literary criticism, Wordsworth argues that the language of poetry should be a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation. He distinguishes poetic language from "poetic diction," asserting that there is no essential difference between the language of prose and metrical composition, and that poetry should express genuine human emotions rather than artificial sentiment.
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