The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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... notice , you can't do it the other way around : WORN out - unless worn is clearly antithetical to some other word : " I didn't say I was born out of wedlock ; I said I was worn out with wedlock " -a sentence requiring displaced stresses ...
... notice , you can't do it the other way around : WORN out - unless worn is clearly antithetical to some other word : " I didn't say I was born out of wedlock ; I said I was worn out with wedlock " -a sentence requiring displaced stresses ...
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... Notice that it is not spelling but sound that matters ; and , in fact , rhymes are more interesting when the spelling is different . If the last accented syllables begin as well as conclude with the same sound you have an identical ...
... Notice that it is not spelling but sound that matters ; and , in fact , rhymes are more interesting when the spelling is different . If the last accented syllables begin as well as conclude with the same sound you have an identical ...
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... Notice the camera - work here ( apologies to milord ) . The close shot of the " crooked hands " clasping the rock ... Notice , for example , how the personification ( hands , stands ) is picked up by walls to suggest a soldier grimly ...
... Notice the camera - work here ( apologies to milord ) . The close shot of the " crooked hands " clasping the rock ... Notice , for example , how the personification ( hands , stands ) is picked up by walls to suggest a soldier grimly ...
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
Copyright | |
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