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robmiller said:
get some taste thanks in advance
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For one with Satre in his sig, you seem to be severly lacking not only in your taste of literiture, but also opinion and tact.

GG good sir.
 
robmiller said:
get some taste thanks in advance
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I've got taste, thanks all the same.

Cliched? : It was written in 1895 by arguably one of the best poets of the time. Sure it has been dragged out countless times in the last hundred odd years, which makes it 'cliched' by definition, but that's hardly the fault of R.K. is it?

Trite? : "Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition". Well, this thread shows it still evokes interest. Variations have been used in commercials, so the ad agencies must think it has the power to attract interest.

Populist? : A supporter of the rights and power of the people? Quite the opposite, R.K. is commonly criticised for being elitist.

Claptrap? : Clearly R.K.'s work is not to your taste, could I suggest something a little less challenging, perhaps something by Pam Ayres?
 
Thanks for posting that, really good poem. :)

Kaed said:
You are not aware of the situation!
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But you have to have such a strong mind to actually process a situation like that and not think "Run!"/other unsuitable action that everyone is doing.
 
Dogbreath said:
I've got taste, thanks all the same.

Cliched? : It was written in 1895 by arguably one of the best poets of the time. Sure it has been dragged out countless times in the last hundred odd years, which makes it 'cliched' by definition, but that's hardly the fault of R.K. is it?

Trite? : "Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition". Well, this thread shows it still evokes interest. Variations have been used in commercials, so the ad agencies must think it has the power to attract interest.

Populist? : A supporter of the rights and power of the people? Quite the opposite, R.K. is commonly criticised for being elitist.

Claptrap? : Clearly R.K.'s work is not to your taste, could I suggest something a little less challenging, perhaps something by Pam Ayres?
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kitten_caboodle said:
Get some grammar lessons while you're shopping at 'pretentious 'r' us'. :)
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how about no

I wasn't exactly being serious :/ I don't particularly dislike the poem--although I do dislike the poet, but that's another matter--I just think it's horribly overrated, and nothing like the work of genius so many people seem to regard it as. Its advice is trite, boring and for the most part self-evident, and it doesn't fill me with nearly as much emotion as other poems. Admittedly a lot of this is a result of its being ruined by the unwashed masses, but it's still reason to dislike the poem.

Get some Robert Frost up in this piece :cool:
 
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