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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... creating an interesting syncopation ( in the STILL CAVE ) which brings us down hard on the stresses . An extra syllable creates an anapest ( as , later in Donne's sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) ...
... creating an interesting syncopation ( in the STILL CAVE ) which brings us down hard on the stresses . An extra syllable creates an anapest ( as , later in Donne's sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) ...
Page 126
... created by the phrase " day of silence " and the stark images . The final word of the first sentence , atomized , comes , I hope , as something of a surprise , dropping down into the second stanza . This word sug- gests the meaning of ...
... created by the phrase " day of silence " and the stark images . The final word of the first sentence , atomized , comes , I hope , as something of a surprise , dropping down into the second stanza . This word sug- gests the meaning of ...
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... create rather than save what has been created . Liberalism thrives on newness , progress , humaneness - and satire , distrustful of any excess ( even , of course , an excess of conserva- tism ) , almost invariably contrasts a noble ...
... create rather than save what has been created . Liberalism thrives on newness , progress , humaneness - and satire , distrustful of any excess ( even , of course , an excess of conserva- tism ) , almost invariably contrasts a noble ...
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