What are the different estimates enunciated by Arnold NU Matthew Arnold published The Study of Poetry in In this essay he explained how readers judge poetry He described three kinds of estimates Among them only one is correct and useful The others often cause wrong judgment Real Estimate Arnold called this the only true estimate It judges poetry by real value It looks for deep beauty and excellence It gives joy and helps compare poets fairly This estimate shows if a poet is truly classic It avoids outside influence and personal emotion Arnold says Our estimate of poetry should be governed by the real estimate based on the presence or absence of high poetic quality Historic Estimate This estimate comes from a poet s past glory It values poetry for its old place in history Arnold said this is a natural but wrong method It makes readers overrate old poets