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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... close to , but not identical with contemporary speech . This seems to me to say very little , for written prose is also usually close to , but not identical with contemporary speech . Surely every indi- vidual has a characteristic ...
... close to , but not identical with contemporary speech . This seems to me to say very little , for written prose is also usually close to , but not identical with contemporary speech . Surely every indi- vidual has a characteristic ...
Page 154
... close enough to see the eye of the buzzard ( just before swerv- ing aside to avoid it ? ) you are in focus ; the poem is immediate and sharp and dramatic . Well , then , let's close with that . Both versions start with the image of the ...
... close enough to see the eye of the buzzard ( just before swerv- ing aside to avoid it ? ) you are in focus ; the poem is immediate and sharp and dramatic . Well , then , let's close with that . Both versions start with the image of the ...
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... close to the Court , close enough to observe at first hand the society and the political figures they hoped to depict . Now , of course , the mandarins are not collected in a single place so convenient as Hampton Palace once was , but ...
... close to the Court , close enough to observe at first hand the society and the political figures they hoped to depict . Now , of course , the mandarins are not collected in a single place so convenient as Hampton Palace once was , but ...
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