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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... phrase completely worn out , although it is obvious that the last two words receive more emphasis than plete . Which of those two words receives more stress ? It is possible to stress them equally ( or , as some prosodists prefer to put ...
... phrase completely worn out , although it is obvious that the last two words receive more emphasis than plete . Which of those two words receives more stress ? It is possible to stress them equally ( or , as some prosodists prefer to put ...
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... phrase - determined lines and this , it seems to me , is monotonous , as in the distortion of Milton given above . The poem is more apt to bring phrases alive if it plays them off against something else . Aside from phrase units , free ...
... phrase - determined lines and this , it seems to me , is monotonous , as in the distortion of Milton given above . The poem is more apt to bring phrases alive if it plays them off against something else . Aside from phrase units , free ...
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... phrase with phrase , never exactly repeating music he knows , never inserting a familiar tune , never boring us with hackneyed cadences - but giving us , all the while , something that sounds convincingly like music . He may not be a ...
... phrase with phrase , never exactly repeating music he knows , never inserting a familiar tune , never boring us with hackneyed cadences - but giving us , all the while , something that sounds convincingly like music . He may not be a ...
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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