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It is not the case that Therefore, poetry's medium is not purely conventional, and the fine arts / beautiful sciences distinction does not cleanly exclude it from the former category.
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Poetry fundamentally depends on language, which is entirely conventional; sound patterns alone don't constitute poetry.
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The fine arts/beautiful sciences distinction historically excluded poetry precisely because it relies on semantic content.
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Even if poetry has non-conventional elements, this doesn't show its medium escapes conventionality overall.
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Poetry's phonetic and rhythmic properties create meaning independent of arbitrary linguistic conventions.
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The sensory experience of meter, sound, and cadence engages aesthetic perception similar to music or visual art.
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Poetry's effectiveness relies on pre-conventional human capacities like pattern recognition and emotional resonance.
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