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Poet: Stephen Crane (Stephen Crane Art)
Poem: 47.
"Think as I think," said a man
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Comment 12 of 12, added on November 14th, 2009 at 8:01 PM.
Certainly it is poetry! Rhyme and meter do not equal poetry--they are only tools (two of the many) that poets may choose to use. It is the creative, succinct, unique way that Crane reveals an essential truth that makes it poetry. If anything equals poetry, it is beauty--and beauty is truth.
Wade from United States
Comment 11 of 12, added on October 17th, 2009 at 8:16 AM.
As the poem suggests, we are each free (at the risk of being a toad) to decide for ourselves the merit of Crane's poetic form. However, if one finds the thought expressed by the poem at all appealing, I would recommend reading "The Complete Poems of Stephen Crane", which includes the poems in "The Black Riders and Other Lines" and others. Not only are there some other great pieces to be enjoyed and contemplated, but it will be helpful in discovering the rhythm and flow his style, as well as the patterns of his thoughts, which were significantly influenced by his life and times, but offer timeless value.
Ray from United States
Comment 10 of 12, added on June 21st, 2007 at 12:34 AM.
You might be right that it has no poetic resonance to the lines, and that it might then not be considered poetry.
That, or you might try reading it differently. I find the poetic resonance quite readily, myself.
But then, I think that's the whole point of the poem to begin with, now isn't it?
Maurkus from United States
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Certainly it is poetry! Rhyme and meter do not equal poetry--they are only tools (two of the many) that poets may choose to use. It is the creative, succinct, unique way that Crane reveals an essential truth that makes it poetry. If anything equals poetry, it is beauty--and beauty is truth.
Wade from United States