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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... 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 poetry , and any “ rule ” is ...
... 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 poetry , and any “ rule ” is ...
Page 96
... emotional forces by slicing it with trivia . My contention is that to receive the message one must in- stantaneously ... emotion beyond words : I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall - I will do such things- What ...
... emotional forces by slicing it with trivia . My contention is that to receive the message one must in- stantaneously ... emotion beyond words : I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall - I will do such things- What ...
Page 107
... emotion , gravity . Moreover , the first half - line has a falling rhythm . The line is , of course , normal iambic tetrameter with a reversed , or trochaic , first foot : / u u / u / u / -but the caesura alters it , so that it actually ...
... emotion , gravity . Moreover , the first half - line has a falling rhythm . The line is , of course , normal iambic tetrameter with a reversed , or trochaic , first foot : / u u / u / u / -but the caesura alters it , so that it actually ...
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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