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		guelo on Sept 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Most Misread Poem in America If the piece evokes some kind of emotion then it is fair game to analyze the piece to see how it accomplishes this. The problem is that there is no way to prove that an analysis is correct, but the reasoning of good analysis should be logical and plausible.

stavros on Sept 11, 2015 [–]

I definitely agree, but the GP was talking about symbolism, which, as far as I know, isn't one of the main ways to evoke emotion.

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