Question

Coleridge agreed with Wordsworth that poetry should focus on:

• A. Meter and rhyme
• B. Universal truths and human emotions
• C. Classical traditions
• D. Aristocratic life

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Universal truths and human emotions

Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth agreed that poetry should focus on the emotions of the reader, and on the everyday concerns of the common people. They believed that poetry should be simple and natural, and that it should capture the essential nature of humanity. 

• Emotional impact

  Wordsworth and Coleridge believed that poetry should stir passion in the reader. They believed that poetry originated from "emotion recollected in a state of tranquility". 

• Simplicity

  Wordsworth and Coleridge believed that poetry should be written in the simple language of common people. They believed that the language of the common people could reveal essential human nature. 

• Everyday life

  Wordsworth and Coleridge believed that poetry should focus on the everyday concerns of the common people. They believed that poetry should highlight the healing qualities of nature. 

• Romantic sensibility

  Wordsworth and Coleridge's poetry was a landmark moment for English poetry, ushering in the Romantic period.