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Wallace Stevens

Money is a kind of poetry.

Poetry

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Wallace Stevens suggests that money, like poetry, carries meaning beyond its literal value and can evoke emotions or ideas. Both use symbolic language to create a shared understanding or influence how people think and feel.

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