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Hello, MrPedantic, Yes, I think it's quite to the point. Grice's maxim only states general principle, and it means roughly.. if these principle are being broken, then the hearer would give full scope to his imagination and maybe feel from the conversation some stylistic effect or irony,...

Friday. That's quite soon, Parsa. We'll see what we can do. Quick intro. This = a dramatic monologue. You are being spoken to by the Duke. Techie stuff: it's written in heroic couplets with almost continuous enjambement. (What does this mean, in terms of the style of the poem? What...