Question

What would I give for a heart of flesh to warm

me through,

Instead of this heart of stone ice-cold whatever I
do;

Hard and cold and small, of all hearts the worst
of all.

–“What Would I Give?,”
Christina Rossetti

Which idea from Shelley’s "A Defence of Poetry” best connects to Rossetti’s poem?

Poetry “marries . . . grief and pleasure.”
Poetry “exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful.”
Poetry “redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man.”

Answer 1

Poetry" redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man.... this is better than the other poetry choices....Be blessed...and kind

Answer 2

Poetry “marries . . . grief and pleasure.”

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