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How is listening to the poem "Friendship" being read aloud different from reading it silently?

Reading the poem aloud reveals a rhythm that may not be apparent when the poem is read silently.

Reading the poem aloud makes it easier to know where each stanza begins and ends.

Hearing each word enunciated correctly makes the humor of the poem more obvious and apparent.

There is more emphasis placed on the word "friendship" when the poem is read aloud than when it's read silently.