Re: a theory of "Bfish"

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Polysemy justifys Matt's teaching lesson and in fact, there are stories in
our canon that do what Matt is teaching...James's "The Turn of the Screw"
but ugh, I don't read James well despite the fact that Leon Edel is such a
great critic and would instead suggest looking closely at Poe's "Telltale
Heart."  With Matt's lesson about ambiguity and our valuing polysemy, the
story can "work" with a number of possible meanings and so that
there are several owners of a heart that tells tales, including readers'
hearts!  will

ps no, polysemy is not a weird sexual act but it is my favorite word
simply meaning many meanings...

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