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Marianne Moore p. 598-599
1. What tone does Moore take toward her audience?
2. Moore says in lines 21-22 that poets must be “literalists of the imagination.― What do
you think she means? How is this idea related to her image of “imaginary gardens with real
toads in them― (line 24)?
3. MacLeish’s poem (see the Connection on p. 599) also defines poetry, using a series of
similes. List all the things MacLeish says poetry should be.
WRITING:
The most famous line in Moore’s poem is the one that says that poetry should show us
“imaginary gardens with real toads in them.― Write your own poem about poetry. Use
concrete images to illustrate
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