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... arranged . This arrangement signals that the writing is " different , " that it will do something unusual . But giving form to poetry is more than a matter of making it look different — the difference must have significance . Poetry ...
... arranged . This arrangement signals that the writing is " different , " that it will do something unusual . But giving form to poetry is more than a matter of making it look different — the difference must have significance . Poetry ...
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... arranged , he is noticing structure . In writ- ing a poem with a thesis , the poet might , for example , move from ... arrangement of symbols and figurative compari- sons which contribute to internal structure . Ideally , the internal ...
... arranged , he is noticing structure . In writ- ing a poem with a thesis , the poet might , for example , move from ... arrangement of symbols and figurative compari- sons which contribute to internal structure . Ideally , the internal ...
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... arrangement of the lines as poetry . Going back to " Delight in Disorder " as an example , we see that Herrick has punctuated his poem ( both in standard punctuation marks and in line division ) to show exactly how it should be read ...
... arrangement of the lines as poetry . Going back to " Delight in Disorder " as an example , we see that Herrick has punctuated his poem ( both in standard punctuation marks and in line division ) to show exactly how it should be read ...
Contents
PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
HOW TO READ A POEM | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
A. E. Housman allusion anapest beauty bird called character connotation consonant couplet dark death diction dream E. E. Cummings emotional English example experience eyes feel figurative language figures of speech following poem free verse Gerard Manley Hopkins heart human iambic iambic pentameter idea imagery images ironic irony John Donne kind light literal live meaning meter metrical metrical foot mind monologue moon musical effects myth never night Notice paradox pattern pentameter picture poem poem's poet poet's poetic poetry prose QUESTIONS reader reading repetition reprinted by permission rhyme rhythm Richard Cory Richard Wilbur Robert sense sings sleep song sonnet sound speaker stanza statement story suggest symbols T. S. Eliot tell thee things thou thought tone tree understand voice vowel W. H. Auden wind word choice write