Poetry is the language of imagery. Because of concrete images poetry
differs itself from prose or drama or other style of writings in most cases.
By showing the readers concrete images poetry opens up a world of sight, from
which grow other senses like smelling in reading, and the possibility of
plural interpretations. Unlike abstract ideas, such as freedom, peace, or
happiness, "[t]he images we grasp with our senses make poetry concrete," and
do not "'draw us away' from concrete experience toward large categories and
general labels." When abstractions are not "anchored to concrete experience,"
they become "deceptive" easily. "Mere abstract talk about justice or equality
may turn out to be an empty promise" (Guth, 531).