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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... final rhyme has something of that bittersweet effect I was discussing ; and the chopped - off final line moves from humor to something nearer resignation . " Miniver Cheevy " is a rather simple poem . By insisting on a third dimension I ...
... final rhyme has something of that bittersweet effect I was discussing ; and the chopped - off final line moves from humor to something nearer resignation . " Miniver Cheevy " is a rather simple poem . By insisting on a third dimension I ...
Page 124
... final sway , is obsolete , antique , and the landscape is that of a waste land , without foliage , shadow , or dew . Life is , as it were , a darkness , a disease , an imperfection , which enlighten- ment will cauterize . The speaker ...
... final sway , is obsolete , antique , and the landscape is that of a waste land , without foliage , shadow , or dew . Life is , as it were , a darkness , a disease , an imperfection , which enlighten- ment will cauterize . The speaker ...
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... 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 this dawn , at least on the level of the bomb . There follow more ...
... 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 this dawn , at least on the level of the bomb . There follow more ...
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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