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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 414
... mind - forged manacles I hear . How the Chimney - sweeper's cry Every black'ning Church appalls ; And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls . But most thro ' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse ...
... mind - forged manacles I hear . How the Chimney - sweeper's cry Every black'ning Church appalls ; And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls . But most thro ' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse ...
Page 415
... mind . In a more ancient sense , ban means a curse , a malediction ; thus the word simultaneously suggests the confining stricture and the imprecation of those restrained by it . The phrase " mind - forged manacles " is often quoted ...
... mind . In a more ancient sense , ban means a curse , a malediction ; thus the word simultaneously suggests the confining stricture and the imprecation of those restrained by it . The phrase " mind - forged manacles " is often quoted ...
Page 425
... mind to the task . Pause . Sip a stimulant . Write another sentence . It is deeply imbedded in my pattern of life ( as it is in that of most of us ) habitually to ingest non - nutritive substances which alter mind and body , moods ...
... mind to the task . Pause . Sip a stimulant . Write another sentence . It is deeply imbedded in my pattern of life ( as it is in that of most of us ) habitually to ingest non - nutritive substances which alter mind and body , moods ...
Contents
an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
Copyright | |
41 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abstract accept alliteration anapest beat beauty become begins believe bird caesura called couplet course critical culture death diction dramatic drugs Dylan Thomas e. e. cummings editor emotion enjambed example experience eyes fact feel free verse Frost girl heart human humor iamb iambic pentameter imagery imagine important John Crowe Ransom Juliet Keats kind language literary live look lovers magazines means metaphor meter metrical mind nature never night pattern perhaps phrases play poem poet poet's poetic Pope prose published quatrain reader rhyme rhythm Romeo satire seems sense sentence Shakespeare simply song sonnet soul sound spondees stanza statement stress suggests sure symbols T. S. Eliot tell thee things thou thought tion tone trochees truth unaccented syllables verse paragraph vision W. B. Yeats words writing poetry Yeats