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The Avatar State: Just as there are four elements Existing in harmony with one another So too are there four states of poetry: [Air:] Air is the element of freedom Exemplified by the use of free verse It has no structure and no true shape But allows us creative control Through the use of air as a poetic medium We allow our emotions a freedom to be We allow them to soar upon worded wings Gliding freely through the skies of literature [Water:] Water is the element of the changing flow It can be hard as ice or as soft as snow. Its nature resembles the power of rhyme Which grants us order and a structured mind By pushing and pul