Quotation by

William Wordsworth

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Wordsworth means that poetry comes from intense emotions that arise naturally and suddenly. However, these feelings are shaped and expressed only after the poet calmly thinks back on them later.

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