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Question: Help me understand poetry interpretation!.!?
Do all poets expect you to interpret a poem in the way they wrote it!? Forgive me, I'm having trouble putting what I'm thinking into words!. I mean, what if he/she writes about a tragic childhood event in which some of us are not able to relate to!? How are we supposed to understand the poem!? Or, is everything left to personal interpretation!?
I just don't understand how some people can pull the meanings they do from poems!. Some poems are obvious, but others I just think, "How did so-and-so derive that meaning from THIS poem!?"Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
same here!
sometimes i read poems and totally get what they mean
and other times i don't get it
i get that poems about life
but not the stories one
i guess it's not a "how do i!.!.!." thing it's more of a "do i!.!.!." thingWww@QuestionHome@Com
No i know what you mean!
I myself write poetry but often times cannot fathom how i
Came up with such integral meaning!
I think and this is just my own personal thoughts
that it comes indirectly from our emotions
we often say what we feel what is on our minds don't we!? so we write what we feel too am i right!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
you usually don't understand unless you relate to it
they're written that way on purposeWww@QuestionHome@Com