Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Pleonasm. How do you identify excessive words in a poem?

Perhaps, the smile was on the face of the poet while she edited the words. Words, of course, are not restricted to the page -- excessive though they may be. In particular, airborne words are cited as carriers of the excessive gene. Often. Frequently.

Can silence in a poem be considered as pleonasm?


In cooking, cream & butter & creme fraiche can be dabbling in pleonasm. Perhaps, too much of a good thing. Isn't.

1 comment:

  1. Dining with Money (2)

    Perhaps she was on the phone wth her tax man
    while he was in the men's?

    The ways of the rich are sloppy
    hiding no disdain or gold--
    his cuffs, her choker, part of what
    they remove at night,
    each other's bedclothes
    folded on a puffy chair

    Maybe they are friends, old friends,
    without the fragrance of bedclothes
    or old, soft gold against their well-washed skin...

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