Question
English Question on Poetry
According to Longinus, which two of the following qualities apply to 'Great Poetry'?
A. It must be the work of a genius, an inspired person.
B. It must cause a feeling of melancholy in the reader.
C. It must employ devices of rhetoric.
D. It must please selectively and on special occasions.
A
B and C
B
A and B
C
A and C
D
C and D
Answer
A and C
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C): A and C.