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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... complex metaphor . Metaphor is to poetry as the soul is to man , and the word soul is a complex concept , too , usu- ally apprehended through other metaphors such as spirit , ghost or angel . We rarely know what is , and we approximate ...
... complex metaphor . Metaphor is to poetry as the soul is to man , and the word soul is a complex concept , too , usu- ally apprehended through other metaphors such as spirit , ghost or angel . We rarely know what is , and we approximate ...
Page 93
... complex tone , particularly some in which the com- plexity arises from the coloring of serious passages by humor . I think awareness of or communication of tone is the central prob- lem in reading or writing literature and that failure ...
... complex tone , particularly some in which the com- plexity arises from the coloring of serious passages by humor . I think awareness of or communication of tone is the central prob- lem in reading or writing literature and that failure ...
Page 95
... complex circumstances and feelings , exactly and clearly . In Hamlet's closet scene with Gertrude , for example , we have a crescendo of infinitely strained emotions . Having shortly before been convinced by the play - within - the ...
... complex circumstances and feelings , exactly and clearly . In Hamlet's closet scene with Gertrude , for example , we have a crescendo of infinitely strained emotions . Having shortly before been convinced by the play - within - the ...
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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