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Dead Poets Society

How important is that objective? Question one rates the poem's perfection.Question two...

Read. "Understanding Poetry,by Dr. J. Evans Pritchard, Ph.D. To fully understand poetry, we must first be fluent with its meter,rhyme and figures of speech, then ask two questions. One: How artfully has the objectiveof the poem been rendered? And two: How important is that objective? Question one rates the poem's perfection.Question two rates its importance. And once these questionshave been answered, determining the poem's greatnessbecomes a relatively simple matter. If the poem's score for perfectionis plotted on the horizontal of a graph..." - Mr. Keating, they made everybody sign it.- Quiet. You gotta believe me, it's true. - I do believe you, Todd.- Leave, Mr. Keating. - But it wasn't his fault.- Sit down. One more outburst from youor anyone else, and you're out of this school. Leave, Mr. Keating. I said leave, Mr. Keating

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Understanding Poetry by Dr J Evans Pritchard Ph D
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To fully understand poetry
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we must first be fluent with its meter rhyme and figures of speech
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then ask two questions
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One How artfully has the objective of the poem been rendered
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And two
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How important is that objective
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Question one rates the poem's perfection Question two rates its importance
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And once these questions have been answered
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determining the poem's greatness becomes a relatively simple matter
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If the poem's score for perfection is plotted on the horizontal of a graph
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Mr Keating they made everybody sign it Quiet
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You gotta believe me it's true
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I do believe you Todd Leave Mr Keating
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But it wasn't his fault Sit down
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One more outburst from you or anyone else
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and you're out of this school
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Leave Mr Keating
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I said leave Mr Keating
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59 seconds
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62
Timestamp in Movie
02:02:11
Uploaded
Feb 07, 2026
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A Steven Haft Production,Witt/Thomas Productions

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Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.