In a written culture, written logs take the place of oral poetry. This thesis is associated with Eric Havelock, who cites Parry. Havelock argues that the fixed expressions Parry identifies can be understood as mnemonic aids used to help the poet remember the poetry, which was indeed vital to the well-being of the society, given the importance of the information carried by the poetry.
U pisanoj kulturi, zapisi zauzimaju mesto usmene poezije. Ova teza povezuje se sa Erikom Havelokom, koji citira Parija. Havelok tvrdi da se utvrÄ‘eni izrazi koje Pari identifikuje mogu razumeti kao mnemoniÄka pomoćna sredstva kako bi pomogli pesniku da zapamti poeziju, koja je zaista neophodna za dobrobit ÄoveÄanstva, ako se uzme u obzir važnost informacija koje su u njoj sadržane.