Week 4 Assignment

The poem in a literal sense is what the man thinks a poem should consist of in a poem. It should be put together using simple ideas and be a simple piece of literature. The first line 'papable', the word signify's that the poem should be able to be handled by any person, of any background. He's saying that a poem should be easily read and understandable, it should have no deeper meanings just simple ideas that anyone can identify.
In the next two lines, he uses the word 'Dumb',which means he literally thinks a poem should be written effortlessly so even the dumbest people can understand. It should make sense to everyone reading it, it should have no flaws regarding the way its written. The use of the word 'thumb',could be said to convey the meaning that these two ideas are linked with writing.
The next section literally means, that he thinks that a poem should be silent, and have no conflicting ideas within it. The word 'silent', has many meanings for example it could mean that the poem should make sense without it having to be read out loud.  Or it could mean that it conforms to the view that a poem should stick to certain topics within it,and not have any hidden messages that can break the 'silence' of society or any important issues.
Finally, the last part means that a poem should be subtle in  its approach to an issue or theme. It should be noticed just by looking at the poem, you don't have to analyse any of the literary techniques in the poem to extract the various meanings.
If you look at the meanings in the poem in a wider sense, the poet is saying that a poem should express peoples views yet not in an obvious way. It should be accessible to all people, and that it should be easy for people to understand it.