Based on the line “In the contemplation of Beauty we alone find it possible to attain that pleasurable elevation, or excitement, of the soul, which we recognize as the Poetic Sentiment,” what is Poe’s

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Based on the line “In the contemplation of Beauty we alone find it possible to attain that pleasurable elevation, or excitement, of the soul, which we recognize as the Poetic Sentiment,” what is Poe’s “Poetic Sentiment”?

Pleasure comes from thinking deeply about an important subject in a poem.

Poetry is beautiful when it is presented in an exciting way.

Pleasure and emotional experience comes from beauty in a poem.