"What we call a poem is mostly what is not there on the page. The strength of any poem is the poems that it has managed to exclude"
- Harold Bloom
About this Quote
This quote by Harold Bloom talks to the power of verse and also the relevance of what is not claimed. He recommends that the stamina of a rhyme hinges on the words that are not composed, but instead suggested. This suggests that the poet must be able to share a message without explicitly mentioning it. The poet should have the ability to create a powerful photo in the reader's mind without spelling it out. This quote additionally speaks with the power of idea as well as the capacity of the poet to create a brilliant image in the visitor's mind. By leaving out specific words, the poet can create a powerful and also enduring impression on the reader. Bloom's quote talks with the power of verse and also the significance of what is not said.
This quote is written / told by Harold Bloom between July 11, 1930 and October 14, 2019. He was a famous Critic from USA.
The author also have 26 other quotes.
"The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion"
"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them"
"The second, and I think this is the much more overt and I think it is the main cause, I have been increasingly demonstrating or trying to demonstrate that every possible stance a critic, a scholar, a teacher can take towards a poem is itself inevitably and necessarily poetic"
