Question

According to Wordsworth's Preface, a poet creates a poem _____.

by following certain rules of writing
after meditating on the subject
when the experience or emotion first appears to him

Answer 1

The answer should be after meditating on the subject.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Wordsworth's Preface, the poet must first recall their emotions in “tranquility” and contemplate those emotions in peace until they dissolve away and a new, kindred emotion comes into place.

Source: Litcharts