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The poem conventionally brings its own music.
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The poem conventionally brings its own music, meaning its words, rhythm, and sounds create a musical quality by themselves. It does not need to be set to an external tune to feel musical. Here, “music” refers to the sound and movement produced by the poem’s language.
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