Wordsworth finds that the most passionate poetry is found in the common life in the Preface to Lyrical Poetry. To be able to write about a everyday, humble, rural aspect, yet create a new perspective, shows great artistry. "For all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings..." (243). People are most passionate about their own lives and to write about them creates feelings, that if if written thoughtfully and deeply, can make the most purposeful poetry.
Wordsworth emphasizes the importance of history in passionate poetry, unlike Aristotle who said it is too particular. "For our continued influxes of feeling are modified and directed by our thoughts, which are indeed the representatives of all our past feelings" (243). Wordsworth believes it necessary to bring up the past to create the most passion. I have to agree with Aristotle because even if the authors past feelings bring up passion, it most likely effects the author more then the audience, where tragedy can effect all and make them all passionate about the characters.
Wordsworth speaks of passionate poetry but is the only way to get that to really speak of your past feelings?
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