There are countless sources of imagery that MacLeish put in this poem. One of them is in the first stanza. The "globed fruit" is being compared to a poem. A fruit is juicy and tasteful. For the most part it is known around the world as being a fruit. MacLeish's poem implies that the more literal imagery you have the better your poem is. Which obviously doesn't make any sense. But I guess the poem doesn't really make much sense either =>
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