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Page 118
... final , terrible image of the ignorant armies that clash by night . In short , the poem gives me this tranquility because I am over- protected ; because Arnold has offered me strong defenses against the disturbance the poem deals with ...
... final , terrible image of the ignorant armies that clash by night . In short , the poem gives me this tranquility because I am over- protected ; because Arnold has offered me strong defenses against the disturbance the poem deals with ...
Page 121
... final primal scene fantasy . Arnold is talking about hearing a sexual " clash by night , " just as children fantasy sex as fight . In fact ( it has been suggested to me ) , the " darkling plain " may evoke in us thoughts of a bed , the ...
... final primal scene fantasy . Arnold is talking about hearing a sexual " clash by night , " just as children fantasy sex as fight . In fact ( it has been suggested to me ) , the " darkling plain " may evoke in us thoughts of a bed , the ...
Page 142
... final four - fold repetition of short i signifies the end of this miniature poem . In short , the " poem " plays off two kinds of rhythm , the first based on tightly defined phrases as the rhythmic unit , the second based on a strong ...
... final four - fold repetition of short i signifies the end of this miniature poem . In short , the " poem " plays off two kinds of rhythm , the first based on tightly defined phrases as the rhythmic unit , the second based on a strong ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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