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6. (Metaphysical 1921): What do intelligent poets have?
- ambition
- interests
- personality
- feelings
7. (Tradition 1919): What should a new work do to an existing body of work?
- fits in and radically changes it
- fits in and alters it all slightly
- fits in and doesn't alter it at all
8. (Tradition 1919): 'The past should be altered by the present as much as .....'
- ...the present is delineated by the past'
- ....the present is directed by the past'
- ...the present is determined by the past'
9. (Metaphysical 1921): Where should the poet look for their inspiration?
- nerves
- heart
- whole body
- brain
10. (Tradition 1919): What don't poets express?
- voice
- personality
- emotions
- self
11. (Tradition 1919): What sort of emotions should poets look to express?
- new ones in unusual ways
- existing ones in typical ways
- existing ones in unusual ways
- new ones in typical ways
12. (Tradition 1919): What is poetry an escape from?
- feeling and personality
- emotion and personality
- personality and tranquillity
- emotion and feeling
13. (Tradition 1919): Why does Eliot disagree with Wordsworth's tranquillity theory?
- a poet can't use emotions he hasn't experienced and it happens consciously
- a poet can't use emotions he hasn't experienced and it doesn't happen consciously
- a poet can use emotions he hasn't experienced and it doesn't happen consciously
- a poet can use emotions he hasn't experienced and it happens consciously
14. (Tradition 1919): If a poet is a 'catalyst' what are the 'elements'?
- emotions and feelings
- language and metre
- voices and personalities