William Wordsworth wrote that "all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." Based on what you have learned in this lesson, do you agree with this definition? Why or why not?

Next, think of a poem that you’ve read that you found particularly meaningful. It can be one of the poems from this unit or one that you’ve read on your own. Does that poem fit with Wordsworth’s definition of good poetry? Why or why not?

Finally, keeping the poem you selected in mind, consider whether you believe that poetry has the power to change your perspective. Using examples from the poem you selected and/or from the poems in the unit, explain and defend your point of view.

In my opinion, I agree with his statement. He made sure to say all "GOOD" poetry is that, and some people have different opinions on what good poetry is. Next, I do not know what poems you read but recently I came across one of Wordsworth's poems called, "I wandered as lonely as a cloud". After reading it I could agree that it fits his definition of good poetry. This is because he is using romanticism to connect with nature and he is explaining a beautiful moment. He says, "And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. This is saying that his heart is with nature and I believe that the quote is, "a spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling".

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Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)