Sure, there's a gray area, because we can be inconsistently poetic (i.e. linguistically creative). Even in a full-blown poem, some parts may be more creative and may work better than others. So some parts may be more essentially poetic than others--within a poem.
Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. I learned that as an artistic writer who did a doctorate in philosophy. We should try to see the dark comedy in all things.
