Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored
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I started out as a poet. I've always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Alice Walker emphasizes her identity as a poet, highlighting how this foundational aspect influences her work in novels.
In this quote, Alice Walker reflects on her lifelong identity as a poet, suggesting that her poetic sensibility continues to inform her writing of novels. She implies that her initial artistic expression through poetry shapes her narrative style and thematic exploration in her later work, illustrating the interconnectedness of different forms of creative expression.
Themes
PoetIdentityWritingNovelsArtistic Expression
In practice
Example use cases
In a literary discussion about the importance of poetic language in prose, this quote perfectly illustrates how a poet's background can influence their writing.
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