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Gentleman open your texts[br]to page 21 of the introduction

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Mr. Perry, would you read the opening [br]paragraph of the preface[br]

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entitled understanding poetry

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Understanding Poetry by [br]Dr. J. Evans Pritchard, PhD

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Before we understand poetry[br]we must first be fluent with

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its meter, rhyme and figures of speech, [br]then ask two questions,

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One, how artfully has the objective [br]of the poem been rendered

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and two, how important is that objective.

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Question one rates the poem's perfection[br]question two rates its importance.

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And once these questions have been answered,[br]determining the poem's greatness

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becomes a relatively simple matter.

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If the poem's score for perfection[br]is plotted on the horizontal of the graph

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and its importance [br]is plotted on the vertical,

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then calculating the total area of the [br]poem yields the measure of its greatness

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A sonnet by Byron might score high on the [br]vertical, but only average on the horizontal

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A Shakesperian sonnet, on the other hand,

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would score high both [br]horizontally and vertically

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yielding a massive total area, thereby[br]revealing the poem to be truly great.

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As you can see through the [br]poetry in this book,

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practice this rating method. As your ability[br]to evaluate poems in this manner grows,

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so will your enjoyment [br]and understanding of poetry.

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Excrement.[br](dramatic pause)

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That's what I think of [br]Mr. J. Evans Prichard.

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We're not laying pipe, [br]we're talking about poetry.

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How can you describe poetry [br]like American Band Stand?

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Well, I like Byron, I give him a 42, [br]but I can't dance to it. (laughter)

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Now I want you to rip out that page.

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Go on, rip out the entire page.[br]You heard me, rip it out.

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RIP IT OUT!

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Go on, rip it out![br]Thank you Mr. Dalton.

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Gentleman, I'll tell you what

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don't just rip out that page, [br]tear out the entire introduction.

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I want it gone, history[br]leave nothing of it.

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Rip it Out, RIP! [br](sounds of paper ripping)

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Be gone J. Evans Pritchard, PhD. [br]Rip, shred, tear, rip it out!

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I want to hear nothing but ripping [br]of Mr. Pritchard.

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We'll perforate it, put it on a roll.[br]

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It's not the bible, [br]you're not going to go to hell for this.

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(sound of paper ripping and laughter)

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Make a clean tear, [br]I want nothing left of this.

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(whispering) We shouldn't be doing this

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Rip! Rip!

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Rip it Out! Rip![br]

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(sound of ripping paper)

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What the hell is going on here![br](paper ripping stops)

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I don't hear enough rips!

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- Mr. Keating[br]- Mr. McAllister

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(dramatic pause)

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I'm sorry I, I didn't know you were here.

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- I am.[br]- Well, so you are. Excuse me.

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Keep ripping gentleman!

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This is a battle, a war, [br]and the casualties could...