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Wordsworth believed poetry is superior to:

AHistory

BScience

CDrama

DFiction

Answer:

B. Science

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William Wordsworth believed that poetry was superior to science because it was closer to philosophy and could be experienced by everyone. He believed that poetry was the source of the deepest and most beautiful knowledge, and that it could inspire feelings and emotions that science could not. 

  • Poetry is closer to philosophy

    Wordsworth believed that poetry was closer to philosophy than to the structure of language. He believed that poetry was the spontaneous expression of powerful feelings. 

  • Poetry can be experienced by everyone

    Wordsworth believed that the truth of poetry could be shared by everyone because it was based on the basic principles of life. 

  • Poetry is the breath of all knowledge

    Wordsworth believed that poetry was the impassioned expression of all science, and the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge. 

  • Poetry is superior to science because it's more personal

    Wordsworth believed that the pleasure of science was limited to scientists, but that the pleasure of poetry could be experienced by everyone. 


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