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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... create very moving blends of emotion and protesting wit much in the way that a composer may color and extend the emotional range of his music with discord and sour notes . You cannot be simple - minded about anything pertaining to ...
... create very moving blends of emotion and protesting wit much in the way that a composer may color and extend the emotional range of his music with discord and sour notes . You cannot be simple - minded about anything pertaining to ...
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... creating an interesting syncopation ( in the STILL CAVE ) which brings us down hard on the stresses . An extra syllable creates an anapest ( as , later in Donne's sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) ...
... creating an interesting syncopation ( in the STILL CAVE ) which brings us down hard on the stresses . An extra syllable creates an anapest ( as , later in Donne's sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) ...
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... created by the phrase " day of silence " and the stark images . The final word of the first sentence , atomized , comes , I hope , as something of a surprise , dropping down into the second stanza . This word sug- gests the meaning of ...
... created by the phrase " day of silence " and the stark images . The final word of the first sentence , atomized , comes , I hope , as something of a surprise , dropping down into the second stanza . This word sug- gests the meaning of ...
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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