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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... fall fashion . Beneath that tweed there is probably no chest . When we read his words we will recognize him , hearing him , like a familiar voice in the dark with a unique combination of pitch and emphasis and tone . Voice , selfness ...
... fall fashion . Beneath that tweed there is probably no chest . When we read his words we will recognize him , hearing him , like a familiar voice in the dark with a unique combination of pitch and emphasis and tone . Voice , selfness ...
Page 68
... fall farther apart . If you want the artificiality to be noticed , bring them close to- gether , end - stop the lines , and make the beat fall hard . Inversions or other grammatical strains help emphasize the artificiality of the rhyme ...
... fall farther apart . If you want the artificiality to be noticed , bring them close to- gether , end - stop the lines , and make the beat fall hard . Inversions or other grammatical strains help emphasize the artificiality of the rhyme ...
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... fall to the glib and the beaverish . Shakespeare , Marlowe , Jonson , got into developing popular theater and made it work . We have seen one enormous technical development after another , each of great potential for literary expression ...
... fall to the glib and the beaverish . Shakespeare , Marlowe , Jonson , got into developing popular theater and made it work . We have seen one enormous technical development after another , each of great potential for literary expression ...
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