John Clare is often distinguished from the major Romantic poets because of his:
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Correct answer: Deeply precise, first-hand 'Peasant's' perspective on the destruction of the countryside via Enclosure
Clare's poetry provides a more grounded, less idealized view of nature than Wordsworth's. He mourned the literal loss of common land and local habitats due to the Enclosure Acts, which fenced off previously open fields.
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