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I discovered the idea of using semblance in poetry while reading Chris Townsend’s article, “The Language of Semblance in The Prelude,“ where Mr. Townsend discusses Wordsworth’s use of semblance, focusing on Wordsworth’s poem, “The Prelude.”  Semblance can be thought of as how something appears on the outside; and, sometimes, this appearance is a facade hiding what is real.  Semblance may also express only a hint or trace that something existed.  According to Mr. Townsend, Wordsworth often used words like “seems”…..

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