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William Wordsworth wrote that "all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." Based on what you have learned in this lesson, do you agree with this definition? Why or why not?

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In my opinion, I agree with his statement. He made sure to say all "GOOD" poetry is that, and some people have different opinions on what good poetry is. Next, I do not know what poems you read but recently I came across one of Wordsworth's poems called, "I wandered as lonely as a cloud". After reading it I could agree that it fits his definition of good poetry. This is because he is using romanticism to connect with nature and he is explaining a beautiful moment. He says, "And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. This is saying that his heart is with nature and I believe that the quote is, "a spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling".

Hope that helped. Have a good day :)

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