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| | Cauldron of Poesy |
 | | The poetry that results from the activation of the cauldrons is described as "a terrifying stream of speech," "fearful," and "vast, mighty draughts of death-spells." These are no mere rhymes. |
 | | Traditional Irish poetry is a mix of grammatical rules, metre, voice, and silence, and a certain balance is necessary for the entire composition to hold together in a powerful and pleasing manner. |
 | | An interesting feature of the question regarding the "root of poetry" is that the word indicating the origin of poetry (adtuithi, atuidi) may imply "from the north (atúaid)." Mythologically the north is the place in which the Tuatha de Danann learned their druidic and magical arts. |
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