Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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... listening with one ear and half - reading with the other . Few families nowadays spend their evenings in oral reading of novels and narrative verse ; so it is small wonder that as a people we today have small skill in reading poetry ...
... listening with one ear and half - reading with the other . Few families nowadays spend their evenings in oral reading of novels and narrative verse ; so it is small wonder that as a people we today have small skill in reading poetry ...
Page 351
... listening . ( c ) Be as helpful as possible in coaching the other reader , and insist upon his frankness in commenting upon your own reading . ( d ) Make use of the suggestions given you , and practice to improve your capacity to ...
... listening . ( c ) Be as helpful as possible in coaching the other reader , and insist upon his frankness in commenting upon your own reading . ( d ) Make use of the suggestions given you , and practice to improve your capacity to ...
Page 612
... listening and study or for group or class listening , there is certainly no " right " way to use them . But there are a few general suggestions that may be helpful . In listening to poetry , whether spoken by the live voice or re ...
... listening and study or for group or class listening , there is certainly no " right " way to use them . But there are a few general suggestions that may be helpful . In listening to poetry , whether spoken by the live voice or re ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
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