Answer the following prompt in a complete, well-constructed paragraph. William Faulkner, one of America's most respected authors and recipient of the Nobel Prize in
Literature, said the following in a 1956 interview:
"I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first,
finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most
demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does
he take up writing."
What do you think Faulkner meant by this quote? What abilities or talents might a poet or short
story writer possess that a novelist, even a novelist as talented as Faulkner, might be missing?