Passage1 Alyricisasubjectivepoemofintensepersonalemotionwhoseprincipalqualityisitsmusicalform.Poe,masterofthelyric,wasledtoexplainallpoetryastherhythmicalcreationofbeautyinwords.Becausegreatpoetryisoftenpuremusic,hauntingmelody,andchimingsyllables,thereadershouldnotglancethroughpoetryashereadhisnewspaperorthelatestmagazine--skippingawordhereandalinethere,andstillhopetogetwhattheauthorhadintendedforhim.Poetrybeingmusic,likeallotherformsofmusic,itgainsitsmeaningwheninterpretedbythehumanvoice. Itisthespecialfunctionoflyricalpoetrytogivepleasurethroughthismusicalqualitynolessthanthroughfinecontemplationofbeautyitinspires--beautyofthought,offeeling,ofexpression,andoftechnicalskill.Butpoetryismorethanagreatpleasure.Itshouldalsobeanoutletforourownunspokenthoughtsandourvariedmoods.Itmakesarticulateourchoked-uppassagewaysofspeech,givingadequateexpressiontoourpent-uplovesandjoysandglories,andfurnishesreleaseandrelieftoourfears,grievesandsorrows.Agreatpoettakesourhalf-formedthoughts,orsuppressedmoods,ourcrusheddesires,andneeds,andleadsthemoutintotheopen,endowingthemwithaharmony,andcompleteness... Greatversecanhelptovitalizeourthinkingaboutthecommonplaceandelementalinlife,andcanidealizeandgivemeaningtothesimplestthingsincreation.ListentoTennyson: Flowerinthecranniedwall, Ipluckyououtofthecrannies, Iholdyouhere,rootandall,inmyhand, Littleflower--butifIcouldunderstand, Whatyouare,rootandall,andallinall, IshouldknowwhatGodandmanis. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Mixed emotions B.Great poets C.Lyric poems D.Musical forms正确答案C
