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In the essay "The Poet" Ralph Waldo Emerson describes his idea of the American Poet but concludes by saying "I look in vain for the poet I describe." Whittier, Longfellow, and Poe are all American poets, In what ways do they meet Emerson's Criteria for The poet and in what ways do they fail to meet his criteria?

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