1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,582 Gentleman open your texts to page 21 of the introduction 2 00:00:04,239 --> 00:00:07,962 Mr. Perry, would you read the opening paragraph of the preface 3 00:00:08,589 --> 00:00:10,450 entitled understanding poetry 4 00:00:11,418 --> 00:00:15,777 Understanding Poetry by Dr. J. Evans Pritchard, PhD 5 00:00:16,370 --> 00:00:19,534 Before we understand poetry we must first be fluent with 6 00:00:19,534 --> 00:00:22,971 its meter, rhyme and figures of speech, then ask two questions, 7 00:00:24,089 --> 00:00:26,718 One, how artfully has the objective of the poem been rendered 8 00:00:27,136 --> 00:00:29,399 and two, how important is that objective. 9 00:00:29,518 --> 00:00:34,145 Question one rates the poem's perfection question two rates its importance. 10 00:00:34,561 --> 00:00:38,017 And once these questions have been answered, determining the poem's greatness 11 00:00:38,404 --> 00:00:40,113 becomes a relatively simple matter. 12 00:00:40,841 --> 00:00:44,230 If the poem's score for perfection is plotted on the horizontal of the graph 13 00:00:44,862 --> 00:00:47,423 and its importance is plotted on the vertical, 14 00:00:47,913 --> 00:00:54,610 then calculating the total area of the poem yields the measure of its greatness 15 00:00:57,987 --> 00:01:05,641 A sonnet by Byron might score high on the vertical, but only average on the horizontal 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,262 A Shakesperian sonnet, on the other hand, 17 00:01:08,294 --> 00:01:11,200 would score high both horizontally and vertically 18 00:01:11,772 --> 00:01:17,956 yielding a massive total area, thereby revealing the poem to be truly great. 19 00:01:19,053 --> 00:01:21,276 As you can see through the poetry in this book, 20 00:01:21,712 --> 00:01:26,200 practice this rating method. As your ability to evaluate poems in this manner grows, 21 00:01:27,138 --> 00:01:30,558 so will your enjoyment and understanding of poetry. 22 00:01:36,657 --> 00:01:38,762 Excrement. (dramatic pause) 23 00:01:39,919 --> 00:01:42,489 That's what I think of Mr. J. Evans Prichard. 24 00:01:43,377 --> 00:01:45,685 We're not laying pipe, we're talking about poetry. 25 00:01:46,138 --> 00:01:49,302 How can you describe poetry like American Band Stand? 26 00:01:49,302 --> 00:01:53,093 Well, I like Byron, I give him a 42, but I can't dance to it. (laughter) 27 00:01:53,788 --> 00:01:56,092 Now I want you to rip out that page. 28 00:01:57,917 --> 00:02:06,100 Go on, rip out the entire page. You heard me, rip it out. 29 00:02:06,505 --> 00:02:08,748 RIP IT OUT! 30 00:02:09,090 --> 00:02:13,766 Go on, rip it out! Thank you Mr. Dalton. 31 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:15,710 Gentleman, I'll tell you what 32 00:02:15,710 --> 00:02:18,609 don't just rip out that page, tear out the entire introduction. 33 00:02:18,735 --> 00:02:21,700 I want it gone, history leave nothing of it. 34 00:02:22,157 --> 00:02:23,545 Rip it Out, RIP! (sounds of paper ripping) 35 00:02:23,585 --> 00:02:28,365 Be gone J. Evans Pritchard, PhD. Rip, shred, tear, rip it out! 36 00:02:29,195 --> 00:02:31,924 I want to hear nothing but ripping of Mr. Pritchard. 37 00:02:32,324 --> 00:02:34,732 We'll perforate it, put it on a roll. 38 00:02:34,832 --> 00:02:36,558 It's not the bible, you're not going to go to hell for this. 39 00:02:36,999 --> 00:02:39,418 (sound of paper ripping and laughter) 40 00:02:39,618 --> 00:02:42,947 Make a clean tear, I want nothing left of this. 41 00:02:43,593 --> 00:02:45,866 (whispering) We shouldn't be doing this 42 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:47,495 Rip! Rip! 43 00:02:48,081 --> 00:02:49,106 Rip it Out! Rip! 44 00:02:49,146 --> 00:03:01,671 (sound of ripping paper) 45 00:03:02,211 --> 00:03:05,027 What the hell is going on here! (paper ripping stops) 46 00:03:06,017 --> 00:03:08,245 I don't hear enough rips! 47 00:03:08,725 --> 00:03:11,841 - Mr. Keating - Mr. McAllister 48 00:03:11,841 --> 00:03:13,627 (dramatic pause) 49 00:03:13,665 --> 00:03:17,625 I'm sorry I, I didn't know you were here. 50 00:03:17,695 --> 00:03:24,849 - I am. - Well, so you are. Excuse me. 51 00:03:26,501 --> 00:03:28,893 Keep ripping gentleman! 52 00:03:29,223 --> 00:03:32,428 This is a battle, a war, and the casualties could...