Perrine Reflection

Prior to reading Perrine's essay, I had the idea that I would be in disagreement with the author throughout the work. However, after reading it, I changed my mind and now agree with Perrine. His criteria of accounting for detail and reliance on the poem itself make perfectly good sense to me. His interpretation of the poems make sense and contain explanation on why he interprets them the way he does. I now see how I am wrong in my interpretations of the poems. I did not dig deep enough and pay attention to detail closely enough. I also agree with one of his final conclusions. He says that a symbol cannot mean just anything, and I see how that is true. Using this idea, I found the differences between my interpretation of "The Sick Rose" and the author's interpretation, and I saw where his ideas were more logical than mine.