Marianne Moore's poem, "Poetry"

Thesis Statement: Moore's poem, "Poetry" is her definition of what "genuine" poetry is. It is not using pretty words to assign special significance to everyday objects; it is creating an experience so true that it is more real than "real life."

A. There are more important things than poetry.

1. "I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle." (Line 1)

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