03-14-2016, 08:14 PM
(03-14-2016, 07:41 PM)Ashok1 Wrote: Achebe- Does everything have to mean exactly what it says?No. Metaphors are an obvious example of a meaning different than the literal one, and they are freely used in poetry.
But you need to avoid mixing them up, as in the case of mantles having arms: not just in poetry, but in writing more generally.
~ I think I just quoted myself - Achebe

