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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... seems a trifle pompous - telling us what " we " desire . But I am put off most by the imprecision of that word increase . He means something like abundance , progeny , reproduction , I gather , and increase is simply a vague stab in the ...
... seems a trifle pompous - telling us what " we " desire . But I am put off most by the imprecision of that word increase . He means something like abundance , progeny , reproduction , I gather , and increase is simply a vague stab in the ...
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... seem fiercely re- pressed , yet hinted . The more personal the poem seems to you as an individual , the better . For example , in " Among School Chil- dren , " W. B. Yeats says , " I dream of a Ledean body , " and the knowing reader ...
... seem fiercely re- pressed , yet hinted . The more personal the poem seems to you as an individual , the better . For example , in " Among School Chil- dren , " W. B. Yeats says , " I dream of a Ledean body , " and the knowing reader ...
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... seems hard on the particular experience of two people . What might be the universal element of the poem - its depiction of a rejected lover anywhere and association of the lover's numbed emotions with a winter tree seems to arise , as ...
... seems hard on the particular experience of two people . What might be the universal element of the poem - its depiction of a rejected lover anywhere and association of the lover's numbed emotions with a winter tree seems to arise , as ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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