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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... True rhyme in English occurs when all sounds after the initial sound of the last accented syllable are identical . These are pairs of true rhymes : hour , sour ; incentive , inventive ; dependably , com- mendably ; snow , chateau ...
... True rhyme in English occurs when all sounds after the initial sound of the last accented syllable are identical . These are pairs of true rhymes : hour , sour ; incentive , inventive ; dependably , com- mendably ; snow , chateau ...
Page 78
... True , certain related images recur , related strands of thought keep coming to the surface as sinews of a cable wind down to the core and out again and through . These threads en- large the total meaning of poems or plays ( as the ...
... True , certain related images recur , related strands of thought keep coming to the surface as sinews of a cable wind down to the core and out again and through . These threads en- large the total meaning of poems or plays ( as the ...
Page 134
... true love does not care to wait for . Here there is no comparison , though " when as " suggests there will be - but true epic similes are followed by passages ingeniously and elaborately comparing the real topic to what might have ...
... true love does not care to wait for . Here there is no comparison , though " when as " suggests there will be - but true epic similes are followed by passages ingeniously and elaborately comparing the real topic to what might have ...
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