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Christopher Fry

Poetry has the virtue of being able to say twice as much as prose in half the time, and the drawback, if you do not give it your full attention, of seeming to say half as much in twice the time.

Christopher Fry

Poetry

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Poetry can communicate a lot of meaning very quickly because it uses concentrated language and imagery. However, if you don’t pay close attention, it can feel confusing or slow, making it seem like it’s saying less than it actually does.

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