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 99
... whole poems , such as the sonnet , a fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter , usually with one of several traditional rhyme schemes . Of course sonnets may be linked in which case they function something like stanzas . But usually ...
... whole poems , such as the sonnet , a fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter , usually with one of several traditional rhyme schemes . Of course sonnets may be linked in which case they function something like stanzas . But usually ...
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... whole poem is rather funny . But the sheer exuberance is moving even as it is silly , perhaps because it is silly , as we are convinced that no critical faculty whatsoever constrained the fertile fancy . Such excess may not tell us much ...
... whole poem is rather funny . But the sheer exuberance is moving even as it is silly , perhaps because it is silly , as we are convinced that no critical faculty whatsoever constrained the fertile fancy . Such excess may not tell us much ...
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... whole selves in responding to the world . It means relating the lamp to the power source , acknowledging the connection : more than that , becoming able to celebrate it vigorously and joyously . Some poets are able to recover that ...
... whole selves in responding to the world . It means relating the lamp to the power source , acknowledging the connection : more than that , becoming able to celebrate it vigorously and joyously . Some poets are able to recover that ...
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enter the critic | 27 |
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