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P o e try is th e o ld e s t o f a l l th e c o m p o n e n ts o f h u m a n le a rn in g . T h ro u g h o u t th e ages o f m a n it has be en a s a lie n t p a r t o f th e c u ltu re o f a ll p e o p le s . I t is th e m o s t v a lu a b le segm en t o f o u r l i te r a r y h e rita g e , a p re c io u s in h e r ita n c e f o r th e re a d e rs w h o d e r iv e f r o m its tre a su re s a fu n d a m e n ta l in te rp re ta t io n o f th e e te rn a l va lu e s o f l i fe an d th e ir re le v a n c e to th e liv e s o f a l l m en . F r o m th e l i t t le c o m m o n th in g s to th e im m e n s e ness o f th e c o sm o s , p o e try re f le c ts an e x p a n s iv e a w a re ness o f a l l th e fa ce ts o f m a n ’ s th in k in g a n d d o in g in h is e n v iro n m e n t o f th e fa m il ia r an d u n fa m il ia r , th e k n o w n an d th e u n k n o w n . T o E m e rs o n , th e p o e t “ is th e s a ye r, th e n a m e r, a n d re p re se n ts b e a u ty . . . a b e h o ld e r o f id e a s .” C o le r id g e c ite d th e e sse n tia l p u rp o s e o f th e p o e t: “ so to re p re s e n t fa m il ia r o b je c ts as to a w a k e n in th e m in d s o f o th e rs a k in d re d fe e lin g to w a rd s th e m .” I n h is P re fa c e to th e L y r ic a l B a lla d s , W o rd s w o r th w ro te c la s s ic a lly a b o u t th e p o e t |
