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Problem -- what about really well-written poems that purposefully have neither depth nor meaning? Silly poems, in a word.
I rarely defend this point of view, but depth and meaning can be overrated sometimes. Look at the dear old Reverend Dodgson. I care not what the Freudians say, his things mean nothing, are not deep, and are absolutely brillig.
I rarely defend this point of view, but depth and meaning can be overrated sometimes. Look at the dear old Reverend Dodgson. I care not what the Freudians say, his things mean nothing, are not deep, and are absolutely brillig.
Suppose we change just this:
8 â Good, has depth or comedy
8 â Good, has depth or comedy
0 â Has no sense of poetry
2 â Naïve and badly written
4 â Naïve, even if well written
6 â Promising, but flawed
8 â Good, has depth and meaning
10 â One of the 20 best poems Iâve read in the last three months