Quote by John Drinkwater

It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse.

It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the for

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This quote acknowledges that poetry typically adopts the structure of verse. It suggests that the customary mode of expressing poetic ideas is through rhythmic and metrical patterns found in verses. By highlighting this, the quote emphasizes the conventional and characteristic nature of poetry as a literary form.

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