Answer the ONE of the following two prompts thoroughly and clearly, make sure to adress all parts of the prompt and that the essay has logical flow and presents a clear stance. The paper should be two pages (not double spaced), free of grammar errors and no plagarism whatsoever. No outside sources maybe be used besdies the attached readings. If you cite from the source work ONLY USE DIRECT quotes and use the sourcework I provided as many editions exist, cite the page number as (Wordworth, Page #). The source work attached that is at your disposla includes a Wordsworth bioagraphy, a preface to the Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth “Simon Lee”, “We Are Seven”, and “Lines…Spring”.
Prompt 1: In what specific ways does the historical fact of the French Revolution influence Wordworth’s ideas about poetry in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads? How are the major ideological promises of the Revolution evidenced in the Preface? How does the Revolution help to explain the nature of his “new” program for poetry? Provide evidence from the text in support.
Prompt 2: Using either “Simon Lee” or “We are Seven,” discuss the extent to which Wordsworth practices what he preaches in the Preface. For example, are his theoretical notions about language, character and subject matter borne out in the poems, or not? To what extent do these “e periments,” as he calls them, bear fruit? Give specific examples.
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