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Unread 05-15-2022, 04:06 PM
Roger Slater Roger Slater is offline
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John asks "how do different forms shape our seeing and understanding of the world?"

Even though I don't understand the question, I'll answer it. Forms don't shape our understanding except to the extent that they are a vehicle for the poet's expression. Different forms have different expressive capabilities. You wouldn't use a limerick the same way you use a sonnet. You write a limerick because you have something to say about a girl from Nantucket, and a limerick is better at that than a sonnet. The limerick doesn't "shape" your understanding of the girl from Nantucket. You chose the limerick because it was the right "shape" for your purposes.
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