12-10-2013, 10:31 AM
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When a poet uses "stair" instead of "stare", an interested reader ponders what that might mean and does not take for granted that it is just a misspelling. It can become irritating when a poet keeps making the reader stop to follow a path that leads nowhere.
I hope I've said this in a way you can understand.
(12-09-2013, 09:56 AM)gilmored Wrote: Did you read my previous comment? Not every poet is an english pro. I will eventually search for the ambiguous words. Like stair. Im sure this isn't right. You do know the words sound the same. There is also no question to which meaning it has. I will work on my issues, but I'd be eternally greatful if some of you took your noses out of the air. It is plain to see how this is a story from a blind persons imagination. Or at least it is to most people...A poem uses specific words for specific reasons, nuance of meaning or sound. The fun of it is to place the words in a specific way to piece your own puzzle effectively.
When a poet uses "stair" instead of "stare", an interested reader ponders what that might mean and does not take for granted that it is just a misspelling. It can become irritating when a poet keeps making the reader stop to follow a path that leads nowhere.
I hope I've said this in a way you can understand.
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