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Poetry doesn't have to be as free-flowing and messy as you're implying. Some poetry throws out rules of form and function, but some adheres to them strictly. Think of the meter and rhyme demands o...
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2019-12-13T12:00:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T04:16:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Poetry doesn't have to be as free-flowing and messy as you're implying. _Some_ poetry throws out rules of form and function, but some adheres to them strictly. Think of the meter and rhyme demands of a sonnet, or the syllable rules of a haiku. If you don't follow those very rigid, precise requirements, you haven't written the poem correctly. Honestly, I think that's a pretty funny poem that you've quoted. It takes a bit of work on the part of the reader to understand it, but the thoughts expressed reflect the title well. Why couldn't you use mathematics to express subjective thoughts?
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2015-05-21T10:37:35Z (over 9 years ago)
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