. . a multitude of causes unknown to former times . . . blunt the discriminating powers of the mind. . . . The most effective of these causes are the great national events which are daily taking place, and the increasing accumulation of men in cities . . . producing a craving for extraordinary incident . . . (Preface to Lyrical Ballads)

Which statement best describes Wordsworth’s point behind these words? Poems of common life give readers some relief from the pressures of modern industrial life.
Only poems well known and absorbed from former times counteract violent times.
Poems should encourage new ways of thinking and using the intellect to solve current problems.
Classic poems strengthen habits of the mind to become enlightened.

Respuesta :

Poems of common life give readers some relief from the pressures of modern industrial life.

Answer:

  • Poems of common life give readers some relief from the pressures of modern industrial life.

Explanation:

For Wordsworth, the correct sort of verse both "fortifies" and "cleanses" the brain of its perusers, and part of his venture is to guarantee that those perusers can comprehend the verse they need. Wordsworth's "Prefix," and Lyrical Ballads overall, modified the course of English verse: together they opened verse to regular day to day existence, basic language, brain science and individual identity. They introduced a time that keeps going right up 'til the present time.