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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... begin another ; he sensed that he had completed a metrical unit . In fiction there are passages of narrative , of de ... begins to think about it , or to convey it in intel- lectual units such as words and sentences , he has begun to ...
... begin another ; he sensed that he had completed a metrical unit . In fiction there are passages of narrative , of de ... begins to think about it , or to convey it in intel- lectual units such as words and sentences , he has begun to ...
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... begin to distinguish between secondary and primary stresses , long syllables and strong ones , etc. ) ; but too much refinement begins to defeat the usefulness of the analysis . I recommend what may seem a roughshod treatment . Read the ...
... begin to distinguish between secondary and primary stresses , long syllables and strong ones , etc. ) ; but too much refinement begins to defeat the usefulness of the analysis . I recommend what may seem a roughshod treatment . Read the ...
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... begins to shift from you to it , to this incomplete design on the paper . You must honor its rights , of course , for it to be able to make demands of you . But once it does , and once you begin searching back in the corners of your ...
... begins to shift from you to it , to this incomplete design on the paper . You must honor its rights , of course , for it to be able to make demands of you . But once it does , and once you begin searching back in the corners of your ...
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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