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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... sentence , all , I might add , with considerable obscurity in between . There is a good lesson for us here . Something has to be clear and to create anticipation in order for us to go on with a difficult poem . In this poem it is the ...
... sentence , all , I might add , with considerable obscurity in between . There is a good lesson for us here . Something has to be clear and to create anticipation in order for us to go on with a difficult poem . In this poem it is the ...
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... sentence , is a little poem in itself , pro- gressing from the participles of movement to the clench , the breast to breast conclusion . Everything underscores the finality of that last word . For example , consider the rhythm . The ...
... sentence , is a little poem in itself , pro- gressing from the participles of movement to the clench , the breast to breast conclusion . Everything underscores the finality of that last word . For example , consider the rhythm . The ...
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... sentences , have conventional uses and inescapable connotations . If you string a lot of things together with and's you get simple - minded accumulation and speed . If you balance and contrast in your sentence - building , you awaken ...
... sentences , have conventional uses and inescapable connotations . If you string a lot of things together with and's you get simple - minded accumulation and speed . If you balance and contrast in your sentence - building , you awaken ...
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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