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Wordsworth defines poetry as the spontaneous overflow of:
ARustic words
BVivid images
CPowerful feelings
DVisionary insight
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Powerful feelings
1. The phrase is Wordsworth's most-quoted definition of poetry.
2. He distinguishes spontaneous emotional eruption from artificial composition.
3. The principle launched the Romantic theory of expression.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #8905 — Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1800) — "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"_
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