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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... tone , cadence , intensity ? Is it coherent ( unless , of course , you are de- liberately portraying incoherency ) ? Now let someone else read it aloud to you . Have you guided him sufficiently with your phras- ing , diction ...
... tone , cadence , intensity ? Is it coherent ( unless , of course , you are de- liberately portraying incoherency ) ? Now let someone else read it aloud to you . Have you guided him sufficiently with your phras- ing , diction ...
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... tone is the central prob- lem in reading or writing literature and that failure to recognize humor is perhaps the commonest error in mistaking tone - whether it appears in a reader's failure to understand or a writer's failure to ...
... tone is the central prob- lem in reading or writing literature and that failure to recognize humor is perhaps the commonest error in mistaking tone - whether it appears in a reader's failure to understand or a writer's failure to ...
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... tone , given increased irony by the noble fanfare with which it is introduced and ended . As such , the poem seems ... Tone and mood are related , of course , but like a lightning bolt and a cloud . Tone is alive ; it accompanies ...
... tone , given increased irony by the noble fanfare with which it is introduced and ended . As such , the poem seems ... Tone and mood are related , of course , but like a lightning bolt and a cloud . Tone is alive ; it accompanies ...
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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