Meta Poetry: Poetry about Poetry Answers

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Why would poets choose one form over another?

Poets prefer theme over form, so they use the first form they think of.

Poets use form to reinforce the overall effect of the poem.

Poets use the form that literary critics want to read.

How does the structure of “Ars Poetica” reinforce the poem’s theme?

The fact that MacLeish uses some rhymes suggests that he thinks poems should rhyme.

The lack of traditional structure illustrates MacLeish’s idea that a poem shouldn’t be confined by rules.

The use of free verse signals that MacLeish doesn’t want readers to think about his poetry.

MacLeish’s use of an unconventional structure doesn’t allow him to emphasize words and ideas.

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