The Poet and the PoemThe author summarizes his knowledge and lively opinions of the art, dealing with every aspect, from the moment of inspiration through the workshop labors, to publication and interpretation. |
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Page 91
... example , there is some unavoidable ambiguity about which syllables should receive stresses : in the last line , half might as readily be stressed as second . Writers of ac- centual verse have to work at keeping the rhythm strong so as ...
... example , there is some unavoidable ambiguity about which syllables should receive stresses : in the last line , half might as readily be stressed as second . Writers of ac- centual verse have to work at keeping the rhythm strong so as ...
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... example , the ballad stanza is usually a group of four lines , the first of which is iambic tetrameter , the second ... example , Shelley's " Ode to a Skylark " uses a stanza which , so far as I remember , he did not use elsewhere : a3 ...
... example , the ballad stanza is usually a group of four lines , the first of which is iambic tetrameter , the second ... example , Shelley's " Ode to a Skylark " uses a stanza which , so far as I remember , he did not use elsewhere : a3 ...
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... example of what - not above because in my own dialect these words have slightly different vowel sounds . In Clement Wood's Rhyming Dictionary ( World Publishing Co. ) , I see anger rhymed with clangor a rhyme I would never use because I ...
... example of what - not above because in my own dialect these words have slightly different vowel sounds . In Clement Wood's Rhyming Dictionary ( World Publishing Co. ) , I see anger rhymed with clangor a rhyme I would never use because I ...
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amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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