Question

What was the title of Wordsworth’s first published poem?

• A. Lyrical Ballads
• B. The Prelude
• C. “On Seeing Miss Helen Maria Williams Weep at a Tale of Distress”
• D. Lines Written in Early Spring

Answer 1

Answer:

C. “On Seeing Miss Helen Maria Williams Weep at a Tale of Distress”

• Published in The European Magazine

• Year of publication: 1787

• Inspired by an emotional response