Well, Caleb, I guess my students find these things
easier to understand. I don't know how else to
explain them to you. I've tried to make clear a
few important points, and wrote as clearly as I
could, and more than once. If you don't get it,
I'm sorry, but I don't think it's my fault. You
are very stubborn and dogmatic in matters that you
really don't know a great deal about. Not that
it's essential for you to know---one can write good
poems without knowing exactly what one is doing---
but I don't see how you could possibly hear lines
of verse as they should be heard if you insist on
bringing such weird and mistaken preconceptions to
the reading.
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