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earned abstraction

Prose and Poetry

The Algebra of Poetry

Byriehlifegrace November 30, 2010December 22, 2010

Algebra has a poetry of its own. Poetry has an algebra of its own. 1) How is poetry like an algebra equation? 2) What is the ration and proportion of poetry? 3) What is your definition of “earned abstraction”? How does a poem earn the use of abstract concepts and words?

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