Quote by John Drinkwater

So it is in poetry. All we ask is that the mood recorded shall impress us as having been of the kind that exhausts the imaginative capacity if it fails to do this the failure will announce itself either in prose or in insignificant verse.

So it is in poetry. All we ask is that the mood recorded sha

Summary

This quote highlights the power of poetry to evoke a certain mood or impression. It suggests that the purpose of poetry is to capture an experience or emotion that is so intense and profound that it transcends the limits of ordinary language. If a poem fails to achieve this, it will either become prosaic or be perceived as trivial and lacking in significance. Essentially, the quote stresses the importance of poetry's ability to mesmerize and stimulate the imagination through its vivid portrayal of mood and atmosphere.

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