03-31-2012, 09:07 AM
The highly prescriptive nature of this saying is obvious bunk. In the case given by Roy and his student,however, ''shoe'' might be what? Hand-made English which cost a fortune of a (as it happens) a chestnut colour? Pointy black ones, with the smell of leather? Nasty plastic things, coloured red and white for no obvious reason? And what about the chestnut? Is it green and what colours are in those greens? Or is it winter, with black bare branches against a grey sky? Appealing to the senses makes a good deal of sense --- even if just giving information, it is nice to know the colour of a lethal snake; and Timbuktu was once a great centre of learning, so that a description of masses of precious, unique, crumbling manuscripts in some dusty mosque or school would not be useful, but it would give the reader an idea of the soul of the place.
Leanne hits the nail bang on the head when she says that in a a light, humorous piece, easy comprehension demands a different approach; and in fact, I am pretyy crap at all this sensual appeal, in poetry.
Iambe? What kind of a damnfool name is that?
Leanne hits the nail bang on the head when she says that in a a light, humorous piece, easy comprehension demands a different approach; and in fact, I am pretyy crap at all this sensual appeal, in poetry.
Iambe? What kind of a damnfool name is that?