This series of articles will report and comment on misinterpretations of poems--poems that have "tricked" the reader into hallucinating that which is not in the poem.
Robert Frost called his poem, "The Road Not Taken," a "very tricky poem." And many readers over the years have indeed been tricked by that poem. Scholars, critics, and even casual writers often concoct outlandish interpretations about poems. As I encounter these howlers, I shall report and comment on them.
I invite you to experience my first two installments in the "Tricked By" series:
Tricked by Robert Frost This article launches a "Tricked by" series, which will report and comment on passages from writers who have been tricked by Frost and other poets.
Tricked by J. Alfred Prufrock A sense of humor is vital for the reader to appreciate the poetry of T. S. Eliot, especially his widely anthologized, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
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