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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... once with four light beats coming between the heavy beats which open and close the unit . Thus the turning motion of the first line is continued by metrical echo in such phrases as : FAL con can not HEAR CEN tre can not HOLD LOOSED up ...
... once with four light beats coming between the heavy beats which open and close the unit . Thus the turning motion of the first line is continued by metrical echo in such phrases as : FAL con can not HEAR CEN tre can not HOLD LOOSED up ...
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... once - that other war ( Is it because we find his scrawl Today on every privy door That we forget his ancient role ? ) Also was here he did it for the wages- When a Cathay - drunk Genoese set sail . Whenever " longen folk to goon on ...
... once - that other war ( Is it because we find his scrawl Today on every privy door That we forget his ancient role ? ) Also was here he did it for the wages- When a Cathay - drunk Genoese set sail . Whenever " longen folk to goon on ...
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... once and no more than twice ; unless it is repeated once it looks arbitrary , and if it is repeated more than twice it becomes redundant . It is still not much of a poem . I don't like homecomings- would rather use returning , but I've ...
... once and no more than twice ; unless it is repeated once it looks arbitrary , and if it is repeated more than twice it becomes redundant . It is still not much of a poem . I don't like homecomings- would rather use returning , but I've ...
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