Summary: Poe basically goes through the mental dynamics of poetry. He examines different kinds of poems such as epics and rhyming poems. He offers his opinions on the topics and compares them to each other.
What I noticed: Poe seems to care strongly about the nature of poetry. He is very in depth and tries to show his respect to the nature of poetry. This was something that I hadn't felt in Poe's work before reading this piece. Normally, he is very erratic mentally and gets paranoid easily in his poems. This was definitely something new to think about.
Remember that the title of this piece is "The Importance of the Single Effect in a Prose Tale." Poe does mention poetry in the article, but he does this to show the reader the value of being concise. Don't forget that the main purpose of this article is to show the value of the short story (prose) as compared to the novel (prose).
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