Question

what does Wordsworth think of the distinction between the language of prose and metrical composition? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Wordsworth says that the language of prose can be used in poetry. There is no essential difference between the language of prose and that of metrical composition. Rather he asserts that there is a perfect affinity between metrical composition and prose composition.

Answer 2

William Wordsworth denies any essential difference between the language of prose and that of metrical composition.

Neoclassical Poetry

• Dominated the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe
• Liberal usage of 'poetic diction' in their poetry
• Maintained a distinction between prosaic language and poetic language

Wordsworth's Objections

• Wordsworth advocated the usage of the language of common men in poetry.
• He wanted to bring down poetry from the ivory towers of the elite and inaugurated an era of Romantic poetry.

Even though Wordsworth's equivalence of prosaic and poetic language came under criticism from other poets like S. T. Coleridge, his contributions to literary theory have stood the test of time.

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