Thinking activity on wordsworth preface

● What is the basic difference between the poetic creed of " Classicism " and " Romanticism " ?

Answer : The basic difference between poetic creed of classicism and Romanticism :
 •  Classical writers were believed in intellectual but the Romantics writers were believed in imagination. They shift from intellect to imagination.
 •  Classical poets were followed classical masters like Plato , Aristotle,  Socrates but Romantics poets were followed medieval poets and writers.
 •  Romantic writers Were not believed any kind of restrictions but they believed in liberty and Freedom of emotions and imagination but classical writers believed in restrictions.
 •  In Classical works city or urban life represented where as in Romantic works rustic life and country side glorious life represented.
 • Classical writers were believed in objective and Romantic writers believed in subjective.
     So these are the basic difference of both writers . They have different approaches for life and different way to looking work. So they are two different ideology. They different for each other in techniques of writing and subject they choose.

● Why does wordsworth say what is poet rather than who is poet ?

Answer : wordsworth say what is poet rather than who is poet because he focus upon the role of poet.  A poet has a grater knowledge of human nature,  lively sensibility , used the words quite platonic and comprehensive soul . Poet creates the things which is not exist in the world. He habitually creates situation and passions where they do not exist . Poet is a human being which is far better and different than ordinary people.

● What is a poetic Diction?  Which poetic Diction is suggested by wordsworth in his preface? 

Answer :  Poetic Diction is a one kind of language used in poetry. It is unique style.wordsworth used the language which is "really used by men ".  He was talking about Humbel and rustic life men .there 's emotions are genuine.  So wordsworth suggested simple language which is used my men in day to day life . Specially the language of rustic people.


● What is a poetry?  

Answer :  wordsworth gives definition of poetry  :
 
    " Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings it takes origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity. "

     So poetry gives happiness and it related with human emotions and recollecting nature and recollection in tranquillity.


● Discuss ' Daffodils' I wondered lonely as a cloud with reference to wordsworth poetic creed.

Answer :  Wordsworth 's definition of poetry is related to one of his famous poem " Daffodils" . It is in four stanzas and first three stanzas are written the past tense and last one is in present tense. So he recollecting nature in the last stanza. It is also gives happiness which means the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. It is also recollecting the emotions in tranquillity in the last stanza. It gives happiness to poet by recollecting the nature.