Why are these phrases commonly considered appurtenance of poetry?
Other Poets: There were errors in grammer, spelling of course,and worsethere were such phrases as “‘ wait for the rolling foam “,” thwart my true love on the lea,” etc. which are vulgarly considered appurtenance of
poetry; This is from introduction of the poetry by Francis Ledwidge in 1914. I dont understand why these two sentences are vulgarly considered appurtenance of poetry; I
am glad if some one would kindly give me some advice.
There were mistakes in grammar, spelling of course,and worsethere are such phrases as “‘thwart the rolling foam’,”waiting for my true love on the lea,etc., which are vulgarly considered appurtenance of poetry; appurtenance
here means belonging to.. It comes from the French appartenir, as belong to.
Was used in the residential contract, the property and its application i.e. Property & its appurtenances at the time. the property and what goes along with it (typically outbuildings or sheds etc)
According to the author, phrases like that were thought, by the “common people”, to come from the domain of poet. What the meaning of vulgar is not much used today. Meaning 5 in Merriam Webster.
a : common people : plebeian b : generally current public the vulgar opinion of that time c : of the usual, typical, or ordinary kind Appurtenance vulgarity vulgarity vulgarist a :
of any
generality vulgarity vulgar b. of what any men do vulgarly lyrant vulgarist vulgarist vulgar man vulgarist vulgar c
“Vulgarly” after a similar meaning means “by the common people” (it does not mean “rudely”). What is an appurtenance, it is something extra that is added.
The examples use a high romantic style, that was popular in the 19th century, but was going out of style in the 20th century. Romantic style has been added to the sentences.
It seems that the author is criticising “the common folk” for thinking that poems must have a romantic style. What makes the poem a poem? What it means to be modern or be original was art. I see this on the page 4.
Ironically, seen from the 21st century, his modernism does seem quite old-fashioned.
