"rhyming tragedy
with the comedy..."
great couplet
i've thought about this some
certainly no definitive conclusions
but it would seem that tragedy and comedy
are less opposites than analogs
adjacent on the continuum
divided only by a gradient fade
of the awkward and cringe-worthy
great piece
They are all oxymorons.
Words intended to be in conjunction with one another also contradict one another.
A demon filled heaven or an angel filled hell, major contradictions yet, they are used by the poet to describe a world or life at odds.
It has been said life is a tragedy and a comedy simultaneously. That may be what the poet is getting at in this offering. The poem is really a series of contradictions on the nature of life. Unless I am mistaken, there is also a tone of bitterness or frustration here. Perhaps the trick is to let the contradictions be what they are and try to move beyond them.
Posted 5 Years Ago
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5 Years Ago
You project too many assumptions onto the author with your reviews. What you should really be more.. read moreYou project too many assumptions onto the author with your reviews. What you should really be more concerned with is asking yourself what the poem means to you and sharing that with the world. It makes for a more original and interesting review. You are still saying more about yourself with your method anyway, just hidden behind the "this may be what the poet is getting at..." line.
But since you're always so interested... to me this poem's foundation was very simple, I was looking at some lovely photography and thought that this place can be like a heaven but some people can be such d*********s at the same time... wouldn't it be funny if heaven got filled with demons and hell got filled with angels? And the very next thought was "maybe, but probably more tragic than funny."... and shortly after I wrote the above poem.
To me it really is just a joke but the form can be applied to, not so funny things. It's a much better poem if you don't take it or yourself so seriously.
"rhyming tragedy
with the comedy..."
great couplet
i've thought about this some
certainly no definitive conclusions
but it would seem that tragedy and comedy
are less opposites than analogs
adjacent on the continuum
divided only by a gradient fade
of the awkward and cringe-worthy
great piece
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