Read the excerpt from "Constantly Risking Absurdity (#15)” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.the poet like an acrobat climbs on rime to a high wire of his own making

The poet is compared to an acrobat climbing onto a high wire, an act that is exciting but risky. The “high wire” is made from the poet’s own words and rhymes, suggesting the daring choices involved in creating a poem. So the image represents the chances a poet takes when writing a poem.

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