Nicholson BakerYou can tell it's a poem because it's swimming in a little gel pack of white space. That shows it's a poem.
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There are times when the font of a poem looks too small or too large. We all know that way to tell if something is a poem or not. When you read a poem, the font should be big enough that you can read it easily. If the font is very small, then it is not a poem.
Source: The Anthologist
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