Original Analysis found here: Analysis of "Painting Vs. Poetry" Poem found here: "Painting Vs. Poetry" by Bill Knott [Note: I'm copying and pasting my analysis for Bill Knott from his forum onto here -- partially to promote the Billknottarchive, and partially to continue the analysis on my blog] The initial line already separates painting and poetry, “Painting is a person […]”. The speaker adds human characteristics to the idea of painting. Why is this important in the very beginning of a poem. For all accounts, this poem is a compare and contrast poem where the definitions should be laid out in the beginning; furthermore, since this is a short poem (a sentence long) every type of image and comparison counts. The placement of the person, “between the light and a / canvas so that their shadow is cast on the canvas” is not as important as, “then the person signs their name.” What is not important is the process of art? The placement, the play of l...
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