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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
insubordination of words
1. What does "insubordination of words" mean? Does it mean "not to obey what words and texts say" or "the words that no longer obey the previous instructions"?
2. Does "poetic directives" mean instructions that teach how to write poems?
Context:
a “realisation” (or “overcoming”) of art [. . .] that extended into performance or action the “insubordination of words [. . .] Our era no longer has to write out poetic directives; it has to carry them out”’
2. Does "poetic directives" mean instructions that teach how to write poems?
Context:
a “realisation” (or “overcoming”) of art [. . .] that extended into performance or action the “insubordination of words [. . .] Our era no longer has to write out poetic directives; it has to carry them out”’
Top answer
1. The "insubordination of words" appears to refer to the power of words to subvert authority. 2.
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- The "insubordination of words" appears to refer to the power of words to subvert authority.
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- No, it refers to a "directive" (I suppose implying a subversive one) written in a poem or in a poetic style.
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1. The "insubordination of words" appears to refer to the power of words to subvert authority.
2. No, it refers to a "directive" (I suppose implying a subversive one) written in a poem or in a poetic style.
2. No, it refers to a "directive" (I suppose implying a subversive one) written in a poem or in a poetic style.
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