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The poet is he who overcomes (must overcome) life.
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The quote presents the poet as someone who must rise above life as it is ordinarily lived. “Overcomes” suggests going beyond life’s immediate limits or pressures in order to express something more fully. The repeated “must overcome” makes this sound like a necessary part of being a poet, not merely an optional quality.
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- Fe de Vida (Veu de poeta 10), Universitat de les Illes Balears digital archive
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