Andrey's questions about poems (split from the intro thread)

[AndreyGaganov]

Can't even begin to comment on that.  If a colour-blind man sees only shades of grey, does that make the sky less blue to others?

Your reply has to do with a physical perception, a condition no one can do anything about (supposedly). My concern here is with the sonic/musical aspect of poetry. I really don't know how you can connect these two dots.

And thus you prove that due to your inability to understand metaphor, the fundamental building block of poetry, you probably should give up and go back to jingle writing or whatever is easier for you to manage.

Are you saying that it is an inherent inability that cannot be assisted with, and so I should be turned away without applying critical thinking to the essence of poetry and the use of metaphors?

If you couldn't understand metaphors, as well as comprehend the point to using metaphors just as I can't, would you really give up that easily? I wouldn't.