Amultitude of causes unknown to former times . . blunt the discriminating powers of the mind. . the most effective of these causes are the great national events which are daily taking place, and the increasing accumulation of men in cities . . producing a craving for extraordinary incident . . (preface to lyrical ballads)

which statement best describes wordsworth’s point behind these words? poems of common life give readers some relief from the pressures of modern industrial life.
only poems well known and absorbed from former times counteract violent times.
poems should encourage new ways of thinking and using the intellect to solve current problems.
classic poems strengthen habits of the mind to become enlightened.