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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... follow it . Another reader might hear it differently ; but surely , it would be a lighter stress than those on think'st and throw . At any rate , we can deduce a great deal even from this rough sorting out of accents . The poem is not ...
... follow it . Another reader might hear it differently ; but surely , it would be a lighter stress than those on think'st and throw . At any rate , we can deduce a great deal even from this rough sorting out of accents . The poem is not ...
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... lyrical incantatory qual- ity , it is a superlogical construction , a metalanguage , extending meaning in a useful way which other poets may follow . 1 1 THE ISNESS OF THE ART TEST QUESTION : Can poetry 86 The Poet and the Poem.
... lyrical incantatory qual- ity , it is a superlogical construction , a metalanguage , extending meaning in a useful way which other poets may follow . 1 1 THE ISNESS OF THE ART TEST QUESTION : Can poetry 86 The Poet and the Poem.
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... follow , which are interesting , and his fingers avoid instinc- tively the sounds which may not follow . To prove this , listen to the improvisations of an inexpert pianist ; he will quickly be driven to playing recognizable snatches ...
... follow , which are interesting , and his fingers avoid instinc- tively the sounds which may not follow . To prove this , listen to the improvisations of an inexpert pianist ; he will quickly be driven to playing recognizable snatches ...
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