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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Hello,
I need some help with understanding one fragment of The way to the Rainy Mointain.
A cricket had perched upon the handrail, only a few inches away from me. My line of vision was such that the creature filled the moon like a fossil. It had gone there, I thought, to live and die, for there, of all places, was its small definition made whole and eternal
"for there (...) its small definition made whole and eternal -> I just cannot grasp the sense of this sentence. Could anyone help ?
I need some help with understanding one fragment of The way to the Rainy Mointain.
A cricket had perched upon the handrail, only a few inches away from me. My line of vision was such that the creature filled the moon like a fossil. It had gone there, I thought, to live and die, for there, of all places, was its small definition made whole and eternal
"for there (...) its small definition made whole and eternal -> I just cannot grasp the sense of this sentence. Could anyone help ?
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because there [= on the Moon], its small definition was made whole and eternal This is a poetic idea, and the meaning is largely in the reader's imagination. I would guess that "definition" is supposed to mean something like "form".
- because there [= on the Moon], its small definition was made whole and eternal This is a poetic idea, and the meaning is largely in the reader's imagination.
- I would guess that "definition" is supposed to mean something like "form".
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because there [= on the Moon], its small definition was made whole and eternal
This is a poetic idea, and the meaning is largely in the reader's imagination. I would guess that "definition" is supposed to mean something like "form".
This is a poetic idea, and the meaning is largely in the reader's imagination. I would guess that "definition" is supposed to mean something like "form".
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