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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... sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) . Anapests rush or lilt ; even one extra syllable gives a line a notice- able , sudden fillip . Dactyls ( Dum ta ta ) , amphibrachs ( ta DUM ta ) and other more ...
... sonnet : Thou art SLAVE to FATE , CHANCE , KINGS , and DES per ate MEN ) . Anapests rush or lilt ; even one extra syllable gives a line a notice- able , sudden fillip . Dactyls ( Dum ta ta ) , amphibrachs ( ta DUM ta ) and other more ...
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... Sonnet 129 in which he rages against his own fleshly desires , he says that lust " Is perjured , murderous , bloody , full of blame , ” rising in intensity to the blasphemous " bloody " and then sinking to the relatively weak and ...
... Sonnet 129 in which he rages against his own fleshly desires , he says that lust " Is perjured , murderous , bloody , full of blame , ” rising in intensity to the blasphemous " bloody " and then sinking to the relatively weak and ...
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... Sonnet X : Death be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for , thou are not soe , For , those , whom thou think'st , thou does overthrow , Die not , poor death , nor yet canst thou kill me ; From rest and ...
... Sonnet X : Death be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for , thou are not soe , For , those , whom thou think'st , thou does overthrow , Die not , poor death , nor yet canst thou kill me ; From rest and ...
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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