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According to Edgar Allan Poe what is the definition of poetry?

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Poe begins with an unambiguous definition of the purpose of poetry: A poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. ... It has been assumed, tacitly and avowedly, directly and indirectly, that the ultimate object of all Poetry is Truth.

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