The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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... able . The first two lines start with reversed first feet - the commonest of all variations of iambic , especially for dramatic , down - beat openings . There is one other substitution of a trochee ( DUM ta ) for an iamb , in that rocky ...
... able . The first two lines start with reversed first feet - the commonest of all variations of iambic , especially for dramatic , down - beat openings . There is one other substitution of a trochee ( DUM ta ) for an iamb , in that rocky ...
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... able to make it so , it is rational . In writing it , I was not in rivalry with madmen . Madmen may be able to deliver prophetic statements ( like that of " Aubade " ) better than I , or have more colorful visions . The metaphors ...
... able to make it so , it is rational . In writing it , I was not in rivalry with madmen . Madmen may be able to deliver prophetic statements ( like that of " Aubade " ) better than I , or have more colorful visions . The metaphors ...
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... able to list such an auspicious group as examples , but most would like to be able to do so . If you read the work of Roethke , Nash , Graves , Moore , Lister and Bishop you will see the difficulty of generalizing . One of the problems ...
... able to list such an auspicious group as examples , but most would like to be able to do so . If you read the work of Roethke , Nash , Graves , Moore , Lister and Bishop you will see the difficulty of generalizing . One of the problems ...
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