When I was a little boy, I was reading Dante and I was saying to myself 'Bravo, Dante, Bravo.' It's so beautiful, the music, the sound, the meaning. I felt like calling him by phone, like a friend.
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When we talk to somebody and we want to be nice or polite or show our more beautiful side, we try to use the best words that we know. This is what poets are doing. They are cleaning the words, they are inventing the sentiments, they are giving us a way to communicate.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Poets use language to enhance communication and express beauty in sentiment.
In this quote, Roberto Benigni highlights the role of poets in refining language and emotions. He suggests that when we communicate with others, especially with kindness or politeness, we strive to choose our words carefully. Similarly, poets elevate language to convey deeper sentiments, enabling us to communicate more beautifully and meaningfully.
Themes
PoetryCommunicationLanguageEmotionsBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
During a poetry reading event to emphasize the beauty of language.
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