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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... death shall be no more , death , thou shalt die . The opening lines and closing lines have a heroic ring that in- duces many readers to think of the poem as a courageous con- frontation of the void , much like that of Henley's ...
... death shall be no more , death , thou shalt die . The opening lines and closing lines have a heroic ring that in- duces many readers to think of the poem as a courageous con- frontation of the void , much like that of Henley's ...
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Judson Jerome. Binde but till sleep , deaths image , them unloose ? Donne knows and we know that whatever superficial resem- blances there may be between death and sleep , sleep is not an imitation of death , and the pleasure sleep ...
Judson Jerome. Binde but till sleep , deaths image , them unloose ? Donne knows and we know that whatever superficial resem- blances there may be between death and sleep , sleep is not an imitation of death , and the pleasure sleep ...
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... death certain , love lovely , loneliness pain- ful - any of the usual sentiments , with fresh discovery and in- tensity , and you have the spark of a poem . The problem presented by this example is to find what the death - and - rebirth ...
... death certain , love lovely , loneliness pain- ful - any of the usual sentiments , with fresh discovery and in- tensity , and you have the spark of a poem . The problem presented by this example is to find what the death - and - rebirth ...
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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