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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... less art , " " easy as lying , " " speak daggers , " " the hey - day in the blood , " " coinage of your brain , " " cruel , only to be kind , " " hoist with his own petard , " " Sweets to the sweet , " " yeoman's service , " " A hit , a ...
... less art , " " easy as lying , " " speak daggers , " " the hey - day in the blood , " " coinage of your brain , " " cruel , only to be kind , " " hoist with his own petard , " " Sweets to the sweet , " " yeoman's service , " " A hit , a ...
Page 73
... less ingenious , less elaborate , but more concrete , more fully created . The prodigal son almost takes on some personality . Both of these , like jokes , are oriented to situation . " A man wanted to sell his cow , and . . . " we are ...
... less ingenious , less elaborate , but more concrete , more fully created . The prodigal son almost takes on some personality . Both of these , like jokes , are oriented to situation . " A man wanted to sell his cow , and . . . " we are ...
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... less exciting , less sensa- tional ; it has less impact . I am not trying to damn my poem ; I think there is good reason for its having less impact . I think the reasons will be clear as we compare them . Still there is a monster ...
... less exciting , less sensa- tional ; it has less impact . I am not trying to damn my poem ; I think there is good reason for its having less impact . I think the reasons will be clear as we compare them . Still there is a monster ...
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
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