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This is hardly some abstract modern poetry requiring an explanation...

• fromthestart 8y ago
  Actually, I have trouble understanding even simple poetic writing, like Shakespeare, and I'm a native English speaker with a graduate degree. I'm sure there are more like me, especially among engineers!
• slowmotiony 8y ago
  Took me like three reads and I still didn't get it, maybe not being a native english speaker has something to do with it
  • sincerely 8y ago
    Fair enough, I might have underestimated how much a few uni literature classes may have helped me comprehend poetry.