Paragraph: Until the 1850’s, Herman Melville primarily published novels,…

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Until the 1850’s, Herman Melville primarily published novels, including Moby Dick, which would later become one of America’s most famous and beloved novels. His novels, however, had extremely low sales, and Melville had to quit writing novels because no publisher would agree to print his books. In an effort to make more money from his writing, Melville chose to publish some poetry instead. Poetry was extremely popular and sold well in 19th-century America, so Melville expected to make a profit from his first book of poems. These poems, however, were as unpopular as his novels, and sold scarcely any copies.

Inference:

Melville’s Poems were not as well-written as Melville’s novels.