Trouble With Poetry

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In the "Introduction to Poetry", the speaker argues how readers try to force a meaning out of a poem and over analyze. On the the other hand in the "Trouble with Poetry" the speaker takes a different approach by expressing how many works in literature are no longer original and by virtue it encourages innocence and purity to be part of that process. In the "Introduction to Poetry" the tone of the poem is direct and conversational as he states, "I ask", "I say", "I want" he gives an insistent rhythm that contributes to his need for people to stop forcing a meaning out of a poem and truly experience it for what it is. In contrast in the "Trouble with poetry" the tone approaches towards a more humorous and sarcastic angle which allows the speaker

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