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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... Hear Dryden and Pope on the subject of dullness as darkness , wit as light . Dryden says : Some Beams of Wit on other souls may fall , Strike through and make a lucid intervall ; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray , His rising ...
... Hear Dryden and Pope on the subject of dullness as darkness , wit as light . Dryden says : Some Beams of Wit on other souls may fall , Strike through and make a lucid intervall ; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray , His rising ...
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... hear their own poems . Try one of your own by reading it aloud . Does your tongue tangle ? Do you hear your syntax thrashing futilely , your sense drowning in a mumble ? Can you imagine anyone saying what you say there ? And do you know ...
... hear their own poems . Try one of your own by reading it aloud . Does your tongue tangle ? Do you hear your syntax thrashing futilely , your sense drowning in a mumble ? Can you imagine anyone saying what you say there ? And do you know ...
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... hear it differently ; but surely , it would be a lighter stress than those on think'st and throw . At any rate , we ... hears or perceives . As a poet , you want your scansion to be a test : does the passage dissolve into prose ? is it ...
... hear it differently ; but surely , it would be a lighter stress than those on think'st and throw . At any rate , we ... hears or perceives . As a poet , you want your scansion to be a test : does the passage dissolve into prose ? is it ...
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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