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Ok, there will always be some movement in the poles, it is designed that way so that it is not completely static in the wind.

But, there should not be a noticeable movement, the roof should be reasonably taught to look at.

Once you get all five pole sections up, pull all the side poles so they are taught in both directions ( width and length ).  Then the end guy ropes need to be pulled out so the end poles are upright and fairly taught at both ends.  You can then go round and pull the adjusters tight on the ends and one side so that the tent is fairly tight and the groundsheet is flat.  You must make sure that the fabric is fairly centred across the roof poles else it will be uneven on one side. 

When you are pegging the tent out like this and pulling everything taught, make sure the doors are zipped shut otherwise you may have trouble closing them afterwards ( the doors should be semi-open when you are putting the tent up so that air can rush in otherwise you will be pulling it against a semi vacuum ).

The end guy ropes have quite a important task in this design because they not only stop the tent blowing away in the wind, but they also keep the structure right at the ends so they do tend to feel a bit tighter than the other guy lines as they will always have the ends pulling against them.