Frasier ends his radio channel by reciting his favorite poem, Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He explains what the poem means to him over the air.

Maya Angelou analyzes a 19th century African American song and explains what it means to her and how she embodies the central theme of the song.

Edvard helps Paige uncover the deeper meaning to Shakespeare's Sonnet 148. He teaches her that, through connotation and denotation, the poem's words can represent many different concepts depending on how the reader interprets it.

Thornton Melon's English professor encourages him to recite the poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night" by Dylan Thomas then asks for his interpretation. Thornton provides a curt but powerful response. 

Danny's squad learns of Danny's interest in poetry then urges him to share with them a sample of his writing. Danny incorporates juxtapositon and rhyming in his poem, which is about an airman forseeing his death.