nor is it valid

to discriminate against "business documents and


school-books"; all these phenomena are important. One must make

a distinction

however: when dragged into prominence by half poets, the

result is not poetry,

nor till the poets among us can be

"literalists of

the imagination"—above

insolence and triviality and can present


for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them,"

shall we have

it.


What theme does this excerpt express?

Poetry is genuine when it reflects truth and reality.

Poetry is genuine when it focuses on people and animals.

Poets should be more critical of each other.

Poets should offer more praise to each other.