The music that of common speech but slanted so that each detail sounds unexpected as a sharp inserted in a simple scale.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Good poetry takes everyday speech and twists it to reveal the unexpected.
- In plain terms
- Poetry is normal language made to sound fresh and surprising.
- What can you take from it?
- Use common language in surprising ways.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you make the familiar feel new?
- Is poetry just bent speech?
Another view
Clarity sometimes matters more than unexpectedness.
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