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Some help with a couple of questions from the romantic period 1798-1832

William Wordsworth once explained the focus of his poems in Lyrical Ballads by saying this: "The principal object, then, proposed in these poems was to choose incidents and situations from common life, and to relate or describe them, throughout, as far as was possible in a selection of language really used by men." Explain the significance of this quote and describe how it relates to the characteristics of lyrical poetry, including its different forms, such as odes

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@NotTim @bibby @bonnierose123 @Kainui

Answer 2

I'm honored you wrote my name, but I have no idea.

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Generically, I would say, look at any political issues rife in that period.

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I might have a few ideas but they may not all be correct

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@NotTim i appriciate the help non the less :) @bonnierose123 im all ears

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It was partly a reaction to the industrial revolution

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and the aristocratic and political norms of the age of enlightenment

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hope this helps :)

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Thanks you guys :)