 <p>You should not use <code>gcnew</code> inside the array initializer:</p> <pre><code>array&lt;String^&gt;^ arr = gcnew array&lt;String^&gt; { "Madam I'm Adam.", "Don't cry for me,Marge and Tina.", "Lid off a daffodil.", "Red lost Soldier.", "Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic." }; </code></pre>