Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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Page 177
... Comes silent , flooding in , the main . And not by eastern windows only , When daylight comes , comes in the light , In front , the sun climbs slow , how slowly , But westward , look , the land is bright . ( 1849 , 1862 ) To illustrate ...
... Comes silent , flooding in , the main . And not by eastern windows only , When daylight comes , comes in the light , In front , the sun climbs slow , how slowly , But westward , look , the land is bright . ( 1849 , 1862 ) To illustrate ...
Page 520
... come , some orient pearls unwept ; Come and receive them while the light Hangs on the dew - locks of the night : And Titan on the eastern hill Retires himself , or else stands still Till you come forth . Wash , dress , be brief in ...
... come , some orient pearls unwept ; Come and receive them while the light Hangs on the dew - locks of the night : And Titan on the eastern hill Retires himself , or else stands still Till you come forth . Wash , dress , be brief in ...
Page 606
... comes easier , because the rime - scheme has been de- termined , and one unexpected obstacle has been overcome . But once more there is a delay , as the poet makes a decision as to the " he " or " she ” —and the more important and more ...
... comes easier , because the rime - scheme has been de- termined , and one unexpected obstacle has been overcome . But once more there is a delay , as the poet makes a decision as to the " he " or " she ” —and the more important and more ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
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alliteration attention Beauty begin called chapter clear close comes communication comparable consider critical dead death earth emotion English experience eyes face fall feeling give given hand head hear heard heart imagery interpretation John Keats keep King language leave light listening live look Lord lyric meaning metrical pattern mind nature never night once particular past pattern persons phrase poem poet poet's poetic poetry present printed question reader reading recorded reference relation response rhythm rime Robert rose seems sense serve sing song sonnet sort soul sound stand stanza stressed suggested syllables tell thee things thou thought tion true turn verse voice wind words writing written young