07-19-2016, 10:04 PM
Meaning and sense are not the same. Someone can write a poem that, to them, means a whole lot, but contains not a single sentence of proper syntax. Regardless of what it may mean, the poem is still a mess, and can be validly critiqued as such.
Again, I'm not saying meaning is useless altogether, or that it doesn't matter at all, or that it isn't important to critique. Just that it is not necessary, and that a poem may be validly critiqued without a thoughtto meaning. Figurative meaning should make sense, but if it is lost to the reader, who says they can't offer opinions on the literal sense?
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Again, I'm not saying meaning is useless altogether, or that it doesn't matter at all, or that it isn't important to critique. Just that it is not necessary, and that a poem may be validly critiqued without a thoughtto meaning. Figurative meaning should make sense, but if it is lost to the reader, who says they can't offer opinions on the literal sense?
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"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona
"Or, if a poet writes a poem, then immediately commits suicide (as any decent poet should)..." -- Erthona