The Prichard Scale of Understanding Poetry is a simple formula that measures the greatness of a poem. It is a simple taxonomy. In the P-I plane of a Poem, one can measure the greatness with the formula Greatness = Perfection * Importance.
This formula appears in the movie “Dead Poets Society” from 1989. The film won an Oscar for best screenplay in 1990.
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