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Constantly Risking Absurdity

Published on Jul 29, 2019

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Constantly Risking Absurdity

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The poet is risking "absurdity" and"death" high above the heads of his audience

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He is explaining the risks of putting one's heart into the search of the poetic

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The hypnotic effect of suspense brings awareness that the poet undertakes to find "truth" and "beauty" in humanity

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"The poet like an acrobat climbs on rime" (Ferlinghetti line 6-7)

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The quote shows the acrobat's theatrics are the use of poetic devices to fool the audience, to amaze the audience so they are feeling the suspense and are intrigued

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Ferlinghetti writes his poems in Old Germanic Languages where it tends to center around a stress meter for the audience

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