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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... tion from Pope above is a spondee , iamb , pyrrhic , iamb , spon- dee . ) But Yeats ' arrangement creates a superimposed rhythmical unit , DUM da da DUM , which re - echoes throughout the first strophe , sometimes with two , sometimes ...
... tion from Pope above is a spondee , iamb , pyrrhic , iamb , spon- dee . ) But Yeats ' arrangement creates a superimposed rhythmical unit , DUM da da DUM , which re - echoes throughout the first strophe , sometimes with two , sometimes ...
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... tion . The word draftsman is quite different from those used so far in the poem ; it is more familiar , more technical , more specific , closer to everyday experience , and " coat on a nail " reinforces this homey tone . We should relax ...
... tion . The word draftsman is quite different from those used so far in the poem ; it is more familiar , more technical , more specific , closer to everyday experience , and " coat on a nail " reinforces this homey tone . We should relax ...
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... tion . The word clutter when it comes , then , would be a summary and climax , a metaphor : the psychical states ( the real subject of the poem ) are like clutter , and have a similarly depressing effect . Those states should be ...
... tion . The word clutter when it comes , then , would be a summary and climax , a metaphor : the psychical states ( the real subject of the poem ) are like clutter , and have a similarly depressing effect . Those states should be ...
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