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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... couplet take us back to the beginning thought . The joke , bitter as it may be , is not far below the surface . If one were to say , " Why , death is nothing to fear ; it's pleasant , just like sleep , and must be some kind of reward ...
... couplet take us back to the beginning thought . The joke , bitter as it may be , is not far below the surface . If one were to say , " Why , death is nothing to fear ; it's pleasant , just like sleep , and must be some kind of reward ...
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... couplet uses identicals . But the meaning has its own form , which falls into a seven line structure . Two conventional lovers approach , meet in the middle of the poem , pause , and pass . The exact quality of their love is defined in ...
... couplet uses identicals . But the meaning has its own form , which falls into a seven line structure . Two conventional lovers approach , meet in the middle of the poem , pause , and pass . The exact quality of their love is defined in ...
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... couplet , rhymed pairs of closed , balanced , antitheti- cal and smoothly modulated pentameter lines , proved , of course , the perfect medium for the greatest age of English satire . It is still a splendid , inexhaustible form . The ...
... couplet , rhymed pairs of closed , balanced , antitheti- cal and smoothly modulated pentameter lines , proved , of course , the perfect medium for the greatest age of English satire . It is still a splendid , inexhaustible form . 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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