Question

According to Eliot's Tradition and the Individual Talent, how should emotion function in poetry?

• A. The poet must directly express personal feelings and experiences
• B. Emotion in poetry should be restrained and minimal
• C. The poet should fuse emotion and experience into an impersonal work of art
• D. Only emotions based on real-life tragedies are valid in poetry

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The poet should fuse emotion and experience into an impersonal work of art

• According to Eliot's Tradition and the Individual Talent,The poet should fuse emotion and experience into an impersonal work of art