1) William Wordsworth published a preface to Lyrical Ballad in 1798, presenting his poetic manifesto and discussing the nature and goals of his experimental collection of poems. 2) In the preface, Wordsworth explores what makes a poet, who their readers are, and what language they should use. 3) He argues that poetry is an activity that describes ordinary and rural life using the language of common men, in order to create a more immortal and experiential form of art.

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2. Preface To Lyrical Ballad First published in 1798 in the “Advertisement” Wordsworth….. “The poems in the collection were intended as a deliberate experiment in style and subject matter” William Wordsworth – Pioneer of Romanticism in Eng Literature

3. Expresses his ideas on poetry in the long preface to Lyrical Ballad. Presented poetic manifesto Considered as nature of experiment According to Wordsworth, “Poetry is an activity as well as a kind of art the object”

5. Who are his readers

6. What language he is suppose to useFunction of Poetry Poet – A man speaking to man Process of Poetic creation Breath and final spirit of knowledge Immortal as a heart of man He valued art for the sake of experience

7. Conclusion According to Wordsworth a poet should choose incidents, and situations from common life and should try to describe as far as possible in the language really used by men.