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Defining Poetry Quotations Quiz

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According to Plato, what is the poet's object?

To give general truths (correct)

To escape from emotion

To express personality

To tell what actually happened

What did Aristotle believe about poetry and history?

Poetry begins in wisdom and ends in delight

Poetry tends to give general truths, while history gives particular facts (correct)

Poetry is less serious and scientific than history

Poetry gives particular facts, while history gives general truths

According to Robert Frost, where does poetry begin and end?

It begins in wisdom and ends in delight (correct)

It begins in emotion and ends in escape

It begins in personality and ends in emotion

It begins in escape and ends in personality

What did T.S. Eliot say about the nature of poetry?

It is an escape from personality Signup and view all the answers

According to Plato, how does poetry differ from history?

Poetry tends to give general truths, while history gives particular facts. Signup and view all the answers

What did Aristotle believe is the nature of poetry compared to history?

Poetry is something more scientific and serious than history. Signup and view all the answers

Where does Robert Frost believe poetry begins and ends?

Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom. Signup and view all the answers

What did T.S. Eliot say about the nature of poetry and emotion?

Poetry is an escape from emotion. Signup and view all the answers

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than ______

history Signup and view all the answers

A poet's object is not to tell what actually happened but what could or would happen either probably or ______

inevitably Signup and view all the answers

Poetry begins in delight and ends in ______

wisdom Signup and view all the answers

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from ______

emotion Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Poetry and Philosophers

According to Plato, a poet's object is not to tell what actually happened but what could or would happen either probably or necessarily.
Plato believed that poetry differs from history in that poetry shows what could or would happen, whereas history shows what actually happened.

Aristotle on Poetry and History

Aristotle believed that poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
He believed that poetry is more philosophical and of graver import than history.

Robert Frost on Poetry

According to Robert Frost, poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
Frost believed that poetry begins and ends with the individual.

T.S. Eliot on Poetry and Emotion

T.S. Eliot said that poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.
Eliot believed that poetry is a way to transcend and transform personal emotions into a work of art.