Question

Why does the author claim that assuming that the poem can mean anything readers want it to mean" is a false

assumption?
A)because the meaning of a poem is whatever the poet intended it to mean when he or she wrote it
B)because the meaning of the poem is less important than the language and techniques used in writing
C)because the reader then gives up all of the difficult and rewarding work that goes into reading poetry
D)because the reader tends to bring his or her own point of view and experiences to understanding a
poem

Answer 1

A)because the meaning of a poem is whatever the poet intended it to mean when he or she wrote it

Step-by-step explanation:

An author's claim that a poem can mean anything the readers want it to mean is a false assumption because the poet already wrote the poem with an intended meaning.

A poet can decide to write a poem that has a theme of sadness and this is the meaning he wants it to convey and this meaning cannot be changed by a reader even if the reader understands the poem in a different way. At the end of the day, the meaning of the poem is whatever the poet intended it to mean when he/she wrote it.