Aristotle maintains the certainty that plot is the most important part of any poem and creates the backbone from which the other pieces of the poem come together. As with all things that arise, there are natural critics to poetry, and Pope describes this in his essay, An Essay on Criticism. After reading the Tragedy and the Emotions of Pity and Fear and An Essay on Criticism, it is easily discernable what important roles poetry has on the community and how different people perceive and use poetry for their own means.
It is clear from reading both Tragedy and the Emotions of Pity and Fear and An Essay on Criticism that the purpose of poetry has no one certainty. In the words of the late President John F. Kennedy in a speech at Amherst College in honor of the late poet, Robert Frost, “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations [looming potentiality of tragedy]. When power narrows