This poem is about what a poem should be, and how
it ought to affect someone. The structure of this poem is somewhat rhymed, but
also there are lines that aren't rhymed. The lines are structured in couplets,
and only three of these couplets do not rhyme. There are lines in
the poem that are short, maybe two or three words and then they are either
preceded or followed by lines with more words in them. This style is not
traditional, but instead sparks interest within the reader and keeps us interested
in the imagery of the poem.
Ars Poetica is specifically about critiquing a
poem. The author is saying that a poem should be silent, and let the ones who
reads it be the molder. The one who reads the poem can mold the poem into
whatever they want. A poem should not be written for a specific meaning, but it
should exist so that other may interpret it however they mean to. A poem should
not control the reader; it should be easily molded into how the reader
interprets the poem. Mute; as in not to say anything, but let the reader
control what the poem says. Dumb; as in not to think for itself, but whatever
the reader thinks let also the poem think that. Motionless in time; not moving
in different directions, but easily pinned down to focus on one meaning. Finally,
“A poem should not mean, but be.” This means that a poem should not try to
force a meaning, but just exist so that others can decide for themselves how and
what the poem should mean to them.
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