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Wallace Stevens

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

Imagination

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Wallace Stevens compares imagination to a powerful natural force that shapes how we understand and create meaning through language. He suggests that imagination drives the way words come alive and influence our perception, much like natural forces shape the physical world.

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