In a typical sense, a reader of poetry will only come to truly appreciate a poem, once he or she has managed by some degree, to obtain a sense of conquest over the disorder, meaningless, and enigma which characterises most forms of poetry. ... For the purposes of this assignment, the term "context" not only refers to the specific historical period, but also to the cultural, political, literary and artistic contexts by which poetry is written. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate