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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Page 73
... given conditions a given thing ought to occur , Frost says , as convincingly as possible ( though he is probably making it all up ) , that under precisely these conditions precisely this occurred . If the conditions are not sufficiently ...
... given conditions a given thing ought to occur , Frost says , as convincingly as possible ( though he is probably making it all up ) , that under precisely these conditions precisely this occurred . If the conditions are not sufficiently ...
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... given by Raphael may be found in science . Scientists seem to have given up saying directly what is : any figuration beyond mathematical formulae is likely to be called a model . Material is itself a model which makes certain ...
... given by Raphael may be found in science . Scientists seem to have given up saying directly what is : any figuration beyond mathematical formulae is likely to be called a model . Material is itself a model which makes certain ...
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... given flight we are given heavy plosive sounds — br and spr - gutturals , like k and x , low vowels as in from , mounts , whirring , and triumphant , and a stuttering succession of t's in the second line . When the bird should be ...
... given flight we are given heavy plosive sounds — br and spr - gutturals , like k and x , low vowels as in from , mounts , whirring , and triumphant , and a stuttering succession of t's in the second line . When the bird should be ...
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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