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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... century civilization . Finally one quiet fellow raised his hand and asked cautiously , " Is he kidding ? " This is the primordial spark of literary sensitivity . I can imagine a multiple choice test giving clear alternatives : " Swift ...
... century civilization . Finally one quiet fellow raised his hand and asked cautiously , " Is he kidding ? " This is the primordial spark of literary sensitivity . I can imagine a multiple choice test giving clear alternatives : " Swift ...
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... century . How are we to take it when Herbert , in deepest devotion , imagines God as a prostitute luring him to love , when Donne , in a prayerful poem , keeps returning to a serious but painfully corny pun on his own - name- When thou ...
... century . How are we to take it when Herbert , in deepest devotion , imagines God as a prostitute luring him to love , when Donne , in a prayerful poem , keeps returning to a serious but painfully corny pun on his own - name- When thou ...
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... century literature ; but it would be much more difficult to find examples in the nineteenth century . The definition of poetry we hear most often from sophomores - it expresses a mood - seems , unfortunately , almost to be justified ...
... century literature ; but it would be much more difficult to find examples in the nineteenth century . The definition of poetry we hear most often from sophomores - it expresses a mood - seems , unfortunately , almost to be justified ...
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