To choose situations To throw over them a

To relate or Through colouring of imagination...

Principle Object & incidents from describe them
common life language of men Ordinary things to mind in
Our elementary a usual way.
Humble and easily
feelings coexist in comprehended
Subject of his rustic life simplicity Passions of man are
poetry and more
durable incoporated with nature
PREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLADS BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

of these men because of their rank in

less social feelings in
Language of his society and communication simple language philosophical
vanity language
poetry with nature
duty of poet is to
distinguishes these poems important to action and produce or difference
His defense of from poetry of the day situation, not the action and enlarge between prose
poetry situation to feeling capability and poetry =
feelings rhythmic scheme
spontaneous overflow of recollected in
modified by
powerful emotions tranquility not gross and
What is a poem? thought
violent

Style of
Wordsworth

Defense of
Meter

What is a poet?

Poetry is more
philosophical
Process of poetic
creation

Appeal to
Readers