Poetry & the Possibility of Communication
  1. Form is a kind of content.
  2. The medium is the message.
  3. (The creative mind -- following its path.)
  4. Tone is a tool in your toolbox of forms.

In any language, controlling tone is the most difficult thing to learn. Tone is a form. You have content you want to convey. You must convey it with a tone. There is no such thing as meant language without a tone.

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