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Elements of Poetry - A Brief Introduction /english/reuben/pal/append/AXF.HTML 1. What is Poetry? It is difficult to define; we have been more successful at describing and appreciating poetry than at defining it. Poetry might be defined, initially, as a kind of language that says more and says it more intensely than does ordinary language. William Wordsworth defined poetry as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, recollected in tranquillity. Poetry is the most condensed and concentrated form of literature, saying most in the fewest number of words. 2. Reading the Poem: a. Read a poe