In the context of the passage, which is closest to being true?
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Correct answer: D. The poet himself may be the subject.
Explanation
The passage asks about poetry whose true subject is the poet's selfhood.
Note: Passage I, by Harold Bloom on the uses of poetry, is copyrighted and not reproduced. Bloom asks what use poetry can have when its true subject is the poet's own selfhood. The traditional use was instruction through delight, pleasure being the fulfilment of expectations shaped by past joys. A poetry of the self serves instead the psyche's need for self-recognition, from which originality springs.
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