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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Page 105
... statement , but not whole stanzas , hardly whole lines . The term " poetry of statement " has been used to describe the work of poets such as Dryden , even Tennyson , but this is merely a mark of ... Statement and Counter - Statement 105.
... statement , but not whole stanzas , hardly whole lines . The term " poetry of statement " has been used to describe the work of poets such as Dryden , even Tennyson , but this is merely a mark of ... Statement and Counter - Statement 105.
Page 107
... statement ( simply another variety of counterstate- ment ) , achieving a bittersweet bite thereby . 99 Miniver Cheevy owes much of its complex tonal effect ( which I will come to in a moment ) to ... Statement and Counter - Statement 107.
... statement ( simply another variety of counterstate- ment ) , achieving a bittersweet bite thereby . 99 Miniver Cheevy owes much of its complex tonal effect ( which I will come to in a moment ) to ... Statement and Counter - Statement 107.
Page 109
... these powers of counter- statement . This is not a device , not decoration ; it is the specific element which converts a piece of writing into a piece of art . FROM THING TO THOUGHT All we have to go on Statement and Counter - Statement ...
... these powers of counter- statement . This is not a device , not decoration ; it is the specific element which converts a piece of writing into a piece of art . FROM THING TO THOUGHT All we have to go on Statement and Counter - Statement ...
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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