T.S Eliot (Tradition and the Individual Talent 1919 and The Metaphysical Poets 1921)

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1. (Tradition 1919): Why does Eliot disagree with Wordsworth's tranquillity theory?

  • a poet can use emotions he hasn't experienced and it happens consciously
  • a poet can't use emotions he hasn't experienced and it happens consciously
  • a poet can use emotions he hasn't experienced and it doesn't happen consciously
  • a poet can't use emotions he hasn't experienced and it doesn't happen consciously
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2. (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

3. (Tradition 1919): 'The past should be altered by the present as much as .....'

  • ....the present is directed by the past'
  • ...the present is determined by the past'
  • ...the present is delineated by the past'

4. (Metaphysical 1921): Where should the poet look for their inspiration?

  • nerves
  • whole body
  • brain
  • heart

5. (Metaphysical 1921): What do intelligent poets have?

  • interests
  • feelings
  • personality
  • ambition
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