AGES ERA PERIOD
RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY
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Question
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Poetry is the supreme artistic form.
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Art should hold a mirror up to nature.
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Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ut pictura poesis is a Latin phrase literally meaning “as is painting so is poetry".
Detailed explanation-2: -It means “as is painting so is poetry.” So, the reference to poetry which is similar to painting has something to do with the subject matter of the text. In this poem, Ashbery talks about this concept which reveals poetry as an art form that shows, not tells.
Detailed explanation-3: -art must not only delight, but must instruct.
Detailed explanation-4: -Decorum means what is fitting or proper, and it must be embraced if a poet is to produce a work of lasting value that will strengthen and ennoble, rather than weaken and scandalize, its audience. Thus, if you are a tragedian, your tone must be serious, your language heightened, and your characters noble.