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Who composed the poem “Address to a Steamvessel”?

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A

Maria Edgeworth

B

Joanna Baillie

C

Catherine Mansfield

D

John Millington Synge

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Option B

Joanna Baillie

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The correct option is Joanna Baillie.

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a highly acclaimed Scottish poet and dramatist, well-known for her works during the Romantic period.
Her poem "Address to a Steam-vessel" (sometimes styled "Address to a Steam Vessel" or "Address to a Steamvessel") was published in her 1821 collection titled Metrical Legends of Exalted Characters.
In this poem, Baillie captures the wonder, power, and industrial novelty of the early steamship as it navigates the waters, making it one of the notable early literary responses to the Industrial Revolution.

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