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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Page 107
... alliteration , makes what might be quaint inevitably silly . ( Compare with the very different emotional attitudes Robinson wants to form with Richard Cory . ) The alliteration of ch in the second half - line is amusing , too . The half ...
... alliteration , makes what might be quaint inevitably silly . ( Compare with the very different emotional attitudes Robinson wants to form with Richard Cory . ) The alliteration of ch in the second half - line is amusing , too . The half ...
Page 152
... alliteration , the succession of participles ( flopping , staggering , sitting ) the abrupt , incomplete sentence structures ( half - uttered as one squeamishly turns away from the spectacle of the bird ) , and the off - rhyme of ground ...
... alliteration , the succession of participles ( flopping , staggering , sitting ) the abrupt , incomplete sentence structures ( half - uttered as one squeamishly turns away from the spectacle of the bird ) , and the off - rhyme of ground ...
Page 196
... alliteration of those key terms and heap provides the basic tonal unity of the line , and the surprising use of the ... alliterations , gives the line a rather uncanny effect as the simple , apparently sincere mind of the speaker strains ...
... alliteration of those key terms and heap provides the basic tonal unity of the line , and the surprising use of the ... alliterations , gives the line a rather uncanny effect as the simple , apparently sincere mind of the speaker strains ...
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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