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Wordsworth is best known for saying “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful a0.”

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the answer is feelings. 
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Answer: feelings

The full quote says:

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility."

The quote argues that poems are simply powerful feelings that have to be put to paper. Wordsworth argues that strong emotions are followed by moments of tranquility, and this calmness is the moment when the emotional thoughts are collected and written down.

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