Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The principal object then which I proposed to myself in these Poems was to make the incidents of
common life interesting by tracing in them ... the primary laws of our nature: chiefly as far as regards the
manner in which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen
because ... the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity, ...
and speak in a plainer and more emphatic language. (Preface to Lyrical Ballads)

Which statements identify how Wordsworth enhances both the persuasiveness and beauty of the italicized text in the
excerpt? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

◻️He uses understatement to draw attention to the majesty of rural lifestyles.

◻️He uses parallelism to emphasize the effects that natural landscapes can have on one's emotions.

◻️He uses personification to strengthen the reader's investment in emotions.

◻️He uses a metaphor to draw a connection between the soil of rural life and poetic inspiration.
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Answer 1

b, c, d wordsworth was a writer who focused on the realism and logical reasoning

Answer 2

He uses parallelism to emphasize the effects that natural landscapes can have on one's emotions.