Bonus Question
Answer for extra credit.
Is this poem:
A) Self-absorbed?
B) Attempting to trick you
with its poor meta-commentary
on itself into liking, or at least
otherwise respecting
its superficial, clumsy art-
ifice and obvious conceit?
C) By acknowledging its own
fourth-wall breakage trying
to avoid your disdain, playing
a strange game with you
and presupposing to know
your thoughts and reactions?
D) i. Failing to impress you with
its tongue-in-cheek, self aware,
oh-so-clever tone, instead com
ing across as generally gr(e)at-
ing and outstaying its welcome?
ii. At this point barely a poem
anymore, so obsessed is it with
impressing you with scarcely thought
through punning and utterly ran
dumb line breaks?
E) All of the above?
(4 Marks)
Answer for extra credit.
Is this poem:
A) Self-absorbed?
B) Attempting to trick you
with its poor meta-commentary
on itself into liking, or at least
otherwise respecting
its superficial, clumsy art-
ifice and obvious conceit?
C) By acknowledging its own
fourth-wall breakage trying
to avoid your disdain, playing
a strange game with you
and presupposing to know
your thoughts and reactions?
D) i. Failing to impress you with
its tongue-in-cheek, self aware,
oh-so-clever tone, instead com
ing across as generally gr(e)at-
ing and outstaying its welcome?
ii. At this point barely a poem
anymore, so obsessed is it with
impressing you with scarcely thought
through punning and utterly ran
dumb line breaks?
E) All of the above?
(4 Marks)