President vs. Poet

The rhetoric of a president and a poet are different. A president, when making a speech, must remember to be politically correct. He has to watch his words and make sure to never end up in a situation where he wished he bit his tongue. Ultimately, the president's speech writers aim to appeal to a wide range of people and to refrain from insulting anyone. A poet, however, has more freedom with their variety of voices. Poetry is a form of creative writing, full of symbols and metaphors. These symbols can be controversial in order to get the reader to analyze and think about the written piece. Furthermore, when a poet like Shakespeare embodies a character, the character may not be liked by every reader because of a flaw, personality trait, or an action gone wrong. A poet doesn't have to appeal to everyone, just the general public. They don't have to worry about offending the reader because the reader knows that the character is just that, a character--a piece of fiction. A poet has the luxury of being able to lie in his many voices for the purpose of entertainment, while a president must always be wary of thin ice everywhere.