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The emotions of the poem determine the form.
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The poem’s emotional feeling shapes how it is written. Its form—such as its structure, rhythm, or length—follows what the poem needs to express emotionally, rather than being chosen separately from its feeling.
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- Mahfil interview, Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University / JSTOR
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