Quote by John Barton

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry.

Summary

This quote highlights how an experienced reader approaches poetry with an inquisitive mindset. Instead of simply reading a poem passively, they actively engage with it, seeking deeper understanding and meaning. This active engagement makes poetry an exhilarating experience, as its interpretation may vary and evolve based on the reader's inquiries. It emphasizes the interactive nature of poetry, where readers actively interact with the text, exploring its nuances and complexities, leading to a dynamic and ever-changing relationship between the reader and the poem.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more importa

I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more important than the idea of marriage. At the root of every successful marriage is a strong partnership.

Aggression, the writer's main source of energy.

Aggression, the writer's main source of energy.

Our public school system is our country's biggest and most i

Our public school system is our country's biggest and most inefficient monopoly, yet it keeps demanding more and more money.

Phyllis Schlafly

It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of

It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him. We must not use the Bible as a sort of encyclopedia out of which texts can be taken for use as weapons.

C.S. Lewis, Letters

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of e

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance -- the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it ;better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason;

By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee the result?

Religion Argument Debate Screwtape

The heart itself is only a small vessel, yet dragons are the

The heart itself is only a small vessel, yet dragons are there, and lions,there are poisonous beasts, and all the treasures of evil,there are rough and uneven roads,there are precipes;but there too is God and the angels,life is there, and the Kingdom,there too is light, and there the apostlesand heavenly cities,and treasures of grace.All things lie within that little space.

Makarios the Great

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty fa

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty face from day to day.

William Shakespeare

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society

We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society.

As a matter of fact, when compression technology came along,

As a matter of fact, when compression technology came along, we thought the future in 1996 was about voice. We got it wrong. It is about voice, video, and data, and that is what we have today on these cell phones.

He speaks to Me as if I was a public meeting.

He speaks to Me as if I was a public meeting.