“Reason is the enumeration of quantities already known; imagination is the perception of the value of those quantities, both separately and as a whole.”

Distinguishing analytical reason from the synthesising power of imagination. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Imagination
• Knowledge
• Reason

“A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.”

Portraying poetic creation as an act of singing through solitude rather than seeking an audience. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Expression
• Poetry
• Solitude

“Poetry thus makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world.”

Presenting poetry as a means of preserving beauty against disappearance and time. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Beauty
• Immortality
• Poetry