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Originally Posted by Rachael Briggs
The official rules of the Bake-Off are here. Julie Stoner has also posted this helpful statement of the de facto aesthetic guidelines. |
I found Julie's post particularly insightful when trying to orient myself to the operative definition of the sonnet in the context of the Bake-Off.
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Originally Posted by Rachael Briggs
Matthen is critical of the idea when it comes to concepts like "game" and "species", but doesn't consider literary genres.)
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I was also thinking about the species classification as it relates to sonnets. There is no one genetic sequence that makes a Golden Retriever, but we all know what they look like. Allow some genetic drift and you get most of them. Allow too much drift and you equate it with a wolf, which is a bad mistake to make.
I think the only way to square the circle is to accept that people have different levels of tolerance, while doing your best to convince others that your level is the RIGHT one
