09-13-2016, 05:07 AM
A site I often suggest to my students is 13 Different Types of Metaphors. In basic terms, the metaphor shows us something we don't know via something we do. And your definitions thus far, as you will find, are very narrow -- essentially, anything that is not literal (i.e. denotation only) is figurative -- metaphorical. And to your pedantic point earlier: a simile is one of the kinds of metaphor.
Perhaps before insulting the many quality poets here whose work has featured elsewhere and who are considered quite respected in the world of poetry, and also those who are posting in an effort to learn from them or else posting equally high quality work without need or desire for publication, and before insulting the many poets whose work may be found in our "poems you love" thread and in other places around the site, you might consider that this site is principally designed for interaction by reading and critiquing the work of others. In order to become a member, one must first engage in three valuable, considered and insightful critiques and then continue with a reasonable quid pro quo. This is how one learns: by immersion, not by demand.
The reason all of your posts here need to be moderated is because you have not followed that basic rule. We have to this point indulged your curiosity, but as it grows more repetitive and you resist the many suggestions to find things out for yourself, with helpful tips on how to find them, perhaps you might make a decision as to whether you are really seeking some sort of poetry epiphany or if you're just interested in talking yourself out of doing any actual work.
I would hazard a guess that all of us know at least one person who doesn't like, or doesn't "get" poetry. There are many different kinds of people in the world, who appreciate different things: that's diversity. However, at least most of those people -- knowing that we do quite like poetry ourselves -- have the courtesy not to tell us that our occupation with the art is subordinate in some way to "prose" (which incidentally is just as difficult to define as "poetry", because it did in fact arise out of the versification of the ancients and did not develop in isolation).
Might I suggest that you do, in fact, read more widely before telling us that in a few days we have failed to convince you that you will ever be an amazing poet when many of us have spent lifetimes immersing ourselves in text and texture, and still discover new things all the time -- or create them for ourselves. We cannot teach you to be creative.
Perhaps before insulting the many quality poets here whose work has featured elsewhere and who are considered quite respected in the world of poetry, and also those who are posting in an effort to learn from them or else posting equally high quality work without need or desire for publication, and before insulting the many poets whose work may be found in our "poems you love" thread and in other places around the site, you might consider that this site is principally designed for interaction by reading and critiquing the work of others. In order to become a member, one must first engage in three valuable, considered and insightful critiques and then continue with a reasonable quid pro quo. This is how one learns: by immersion, not by demand.
The reason all of your posts here need to be moderated is because you have not followed that basic rule. We have to this point indulged your curiosity, but as it grows more repetitive and you resist the many suggestions to find things out for yourself, with helpful tips on how to find them, perhaps you might make a decision as to whether you are really seeking some sort of poetry epiphany or if you're just interested in talking yourself out of doing any actual work.
I would hazard a guess that all of us know at least one person who doesn't like, or doesn't "get" poetry. There are many different kinds of people in the world, who appreciate different things: that's diversity. However, at least most of those people -- knowing that we do quite like poetry ourselves -- have the courtesy not to tell us that our occupation with the art is subordinate in some way to "prose" (which incidentally is just as difficult to define as "poetry", because it did in fact arise out of the versification of the ancients and did not develop in isolation).
Might I suggest that you do, in fact, read more widely before telling us that in a few days we have failed to convince you that you will ever be an amazing poet when many of us have spent lifetimes immersing ourselves in text and texture, and still discover new things all the time -- or create them for ourselves. We cannot teach you to be creative.
It could be worse