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 108
... thought , and thought , and thought And thought about it . In addition to everything else , we find that Miniver is a hypocrite , but so ineffective that he hasn't even the ability to bring his hypocrisy into action . The comic devices ...
... thought , and thought , and thought And thought about it . In addition to everything else , we find that Miniver is a hypocrite , but so ineffective that he hasn't even the ability to bring his hypocrisy into action . The comic devices ...
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... thought . True , the " thought " is no more than an insistence upon a significance which is unexplained , but that touch of suggestive- ness makes the difference between just writing and poetry . ( Not , I'm afraid , poetry which will ...
... thought . True , the " thought " is no more than an insistence upon a significance which is unexplained , but that touch of suggestive- ness makes the difference between just writing and poetry . ( Not , I'm afraid , poetry which will ...
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... thoughts and ex- periences . But for the expressionist , design is secondary - at best a way of tidying up something that in ... thought makes new words . Such a poet may , too , develop some reverence for the " first " words to come out ...
... thoughts and ex- periences . But for the expressionist , design is secondary - at best a way of tidying up something that in ... thought makes new words . Such a poet may , too , develop some reverence for the " first " words to come out ...
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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