I’m like a bird…
I read recently that the effectiveness of a metaphor resides in the gap between what it says (the literal) and what it means (the figurative). I’ve long thought of this as the place where poetry resides — not poems per se, but the poetic element in language and thought.
I read recently that the effectiveness of a metaphor resides in the gap between what it says (the literal) and what it means (the figurative). I’ve long thought of this as the place where poetry resides — not poems per se, but the poetic element in language and thought.