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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... language tends to lead them quite the other way to leave the big words for the preachers and professors , to savor the little ones , the slats , chunks , webs , bricks , trunks and boughs of language or even the twigs , but not the ...
... language tends to lead them quite the other way to leave the big words for the preachers and professors , to savor the little ones , the slats , chunks , webs , bricks , trunks and boughs of language or even the twigs , but not the ...
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... language is metaphorical . The word metaphor is a metaphor , meaning transfer or the act of carrying over or beyond ... language on its way to the grave . But one can hardly avoid mixing metaphors , the language is so full of them . And ...
... language is metaphorical . The word metaphor is a metaphor , meaning transfer or the act of carrying over or beyond ... language on its way to the grave . But one can hardly avoid mixing metaphors , the language is so full of them . And ...
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... language is prose , and in prose , of course , meaning is primary . ( We might define prose as language which can be para- phrased without loss of its essential value . ) Some people , naturally , regard poetic elements as decoration ...
... language is prose , and in prose , of course , meaning is primary . ( We might define prose as language which can be para- phrased without loss of its essential value . ) Some people , naturally , regard poetic elements as decoration ...
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