7 hours ago
My short answer is no.
A reader with nothing to offer regarding spelling, grammar, meter, rhyme, enjambment etc. may for example have profound insights into the flaws of a metaphor. The scholar might tick all the boxes for proposing edits to the mechanics, yet miss a larger breakdown that the everyman notices instinctively.
A reader with nothing to offer regarding spelling, grammar, meter, rhyme, enjambment etc. may for example have profound insights into the flaws of a metaphor. The scholar might tick all the boxes for proposing edits to the mechanics, yet miss a larger breakdown that the everyman notices instinctively.
