(01-27-2014, 10:55 AM)milo Wrote:an expression that portrays the word. and yes, i do think poets should avoid abstractions without context, such as those mentioned, unless they're vital to the poem.(01-27-2014, 10:39 AM)billy Wrote: what words (less than 10) would you use to describe a word. beauty, hate, love, etc or another word that lots of poets overly useYou mean a synonym or are you suggesting poets avoid abstractions (like hate, beauty, truth, insanity, courage, reverence, etc.)?
what can i say...i'm silly. and yes a simile (not a synonym though) or metaphor or other poetic device if it does the jobby. but not (the word)
(01-27-2014, 11:32 AM)trueenigma Wrote: Beauty: A quiet sunrise without you yelling in my fucking ear.that's the ticket.
tasty: you are mustard on a hotdog
