What is the goal of english? To convey a message?
If so, what if i find using ambiguous and long-winded metaphors unhelpful in achieving this goal, should I still be forced to write in such a style that I pretentious and unnatural?
I'm currently taking grade 12 U english and this is the dilemma I am faced with. My teacher is into all that poetic and romantic sounding stuff. Even to the point that form overprioritizes function (at least in my perspective). Often-times, the text is just bloated with literary devices to the point that it's just impractical and hard to understand. It would only appeal to those librarian-old-lady types (which she happens to be).
Does the problem lay in the fact my english is vastly inferior, being unable to intuitively use fancy metaphors to convey my thoughts? Does the problem lay in the teacher? What does the education system expect of students at this level? I've had english teachers in the past and none of them sounded so phoney and pompous as she... (don't get me wrong she's very nice)