Wordsworth’s Manifesto, English homework help
In the Preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth explains the revolutionary and experimental nature of the poetry within the volume, highlighting his philosophy of what poetry is (“the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings…that come from emotion recollected in tranquility”) and who the poet (“a man speaking to men”) is. Consider in a 250-400-word paper how his manifesto of Romantic poetry is or is not reflected in his poetry.