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Does MORE OR LESS REALISTIC means pretty much very realistic Thu Jun 08, 2006 13:14 pm  Does MORE OR LESS REALISTIC means pretty much very realistic		  
Does "more or less realistic" means pretty much very realistic?

"While he seemed on the page to be the roughest of American poets, he was actually a gentle and contemplative man..." Does "on the page" here mean his writing style or the way how other critics protray him?

What does "school of hard knocks" mean?

Someone please help, and thanks.
cooliegirly
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I have a lot of questions Thu Jun 08, 2006 13:40 pm  I have a lot of questions		  
cooliegirly wrote:
Does "more or less realistic" means pretty much very realistic?

It means he's generally realistic.

cooliegirly wrote:
"While he seemed on the page to be the roughest of American poets, he was actually a gentle and contemplative man..." Does "on the page" here mean his writing style or the way how other critics protray him?

"On the page" means in his books. It means that when anyone reads his poems in a book, he seems rough, but that his personality was not that way. It doesn't have to refer directly to critics.

cooliegirly wrote:
What does "school of hard knocks" mean?

That means informal education through practical experience -- sometimes rough, unpleasant practical experience. It's not an actual school.
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I have a lot of questions Thu Jun 08, 2006 15:49 pm  I have a lot of questions		  
Ah, I see!! Thank you so much!!!
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