Shelley's Defense of Poetry

What is most intriguing, for me, about this text is the way in which Shelley equates the construction of poetry to dance and movement. He creates this allusion, that is both interesting and absorb, comparing the reception of rhythm and the individuality of this reception to the construction of poetry. Everyone experiences sound and the world in different ways and therefore, this effects their differing constructions of art and poetics. It is also interesting how Shelley relates this individuality back to the concept of "taste". Individuals choose which poetry or art they appreciate because it is in line with their own reception of the rhythm. It is from this where we derive "delight" from art and poetry. This is a very interesting way to think about poetry when thinking of the stereotypical romantic image of a writer wandering around and writing spontaneous poems; Shelley, in a way, confirms a sense of spontaneity in the way in which the "rhythm" or the images affects one's taste or construction of art.