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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... pattern , design , dramatic sequence , proportion , his willingness to invent arbitrary limitations and then take ... patterns . I would go so far as to say these patterns , not the meaning , are the essence of the poem . The first ...
... pattern , design , dramatic sequence , proportion , his willingness to invent arbitrary limitations and then take ... patterns . I would go so far as to say these patterns , not the meaning , are the essence of the poem . The first ...
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... pattern more intricate ) or in unexpected places , drawing attention to a word , developing a cadence , or they may raise a phrase to sharp prominence . At the conclusion of an unrhymed poem a rhyme may have a chordal resonance , making ...
... pattern more intricate ) or in unexpected places , drawing attention to a word , developing a cadence , or they may raise a phrase to sharp prominence . At the conclusion of an unrhymed poem a rhyme may have a chordal resonance , making ...
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... pattern , one would hardly be inclined to associate them , and in some cases internal rhymes ( e.g. , nightjars is apparently to go with air , but is nearer and closer in sound to stars ) . But the astonishing thing is that a poem which ...
... pattern , one would hardly be inclined to associate them , and in some cases internal rhymes ( e.g. , nightjars is apparently to go with air , but is nearer and closer in sound to stars ) . But the astonishing thing is that a poem which ...
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